Large parts of Queensland have been inundated with water as a band of heavy rain continues to smash the region. Most of the state remains on watch, with widespread minor to moderate flooding possible across much of Queensland and isolated major flooding also possible, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday.

A major flood is threatening Bundaberg after days of rain spilled from dams and set rivers on the rise across Queensland.

The search crews found a silver Subaru Forester submerged in floodwaters on the Kilkivan-Tansey Road, west of Gympie. Police later confirmed that two bodies had been found inside. While formal identification was still underway, police said they suspected the victims were the missing tourists.

Emergency crews have carried out multiple flood rescues across Queensland ’s Wide Bay region after drivers became trapped in rising waters during heavy rain. Police said crews were first called to Booubyjan about 6.50am after reports a man was stuck in floodwaters on the Burnett Hwy.

A german shepherd has been plucked from raging floodwaters by a heroic police officer and a helicopter in a daring rescue mission.

The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight

Rising floodwaters have revived unpleasant memories of a 2010 natural disaster and triggered an emergency warning for a rain-hit community.

A large stretch of Queensland is on flood alert as a tropical low that drenched the state’s north tracks to the south, with emergency crews carrying out dozens of rescues as heavy rain swells rivers and cuts roads.