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February 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Hundreds of residents have spent the night in evacuation centres in the southwest Queensland town of Charleville, as authorities continue to monitor the levee banks holding the swollen Warrego River.
There had been fears on Saturday morning that the levees could be breached, sending a tidal wave of water through the town, but Premier Anna Bligh moved to reassure people, saying the levees were passing their first real test.
“Right now the levee is holding and on all current forecasts it’s likely to keep doing that, but there’s not very much room for error,” Ms Bligh told reporters on Saturday.
“There’s a 24 hour watch on the levee and if there’s any change we’ll be actioning it immediately.”
More than 500 people were registered to spend the night with the town’s evacuation centres even though their homes have so far escaped the flood.
With more water coming downstream, the premier said it was possible the river height may stabilise over the weekend then peak again on Monday or Tuesday.
Overnight residents in the southern town of St George were urged to consider evacuating, with authorities predicting a possible record 14 metre flood in the region.
Balonne Shire Council says work to reinstate a temporary levee in the town will commence on Sunday, while flood waters are due to peak on Tuesday.
State authorities are advising residents to consider evacuating to areas not affected by flooding and the council wants anyone who chooses to leave the area to register online with the Red Cross.
It comes after the Department of Community Safety issued emergency alerts for areas near three towns, urging people to move to higher ground.
The warnings are for areas near the Maranoa Regional Council towns of Surat, Roma and Mitchell, where all rural residents downstream of Surat on the Condamine/Balonne River are urged to move to higher ground or to neighbours in flood free areas.
All rural residents downstream of Roma on the Lower Bungil Creek are being asked to move to higher ground, and all rural residents downstream of Mitchell on the Maranoa River are also being urged to move to higher ground.
If residents are unable to safely evacuate, they should call 132500, and triple zero if they find themselves in a life threatening situation.
People are also asked to check on neighbours.
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