Hervey Bay mayor questions why weather bureau failed to warn of flooding
Source: ABC News
About 300 millimetres of rain fell within two hours in Hervey Bay on Sunday. The mayor says the town was unprepared because of a lack of warnings.
The town of Hervey Bay had been bracing for ferocious winds and destructive storms from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, but when it was struck by flooding rains, the community had little warning.
Mayor George Seymour said the lack of a notice from the Bu… [3870 chars]