“Sections of the levee bank had dropped off here and there the last couple of days — there was just too much water coming through,” local Nancy Sparks said.

“But I hope we are just about through the worst of it.”

More than 100,000 livestock lost

More rain will ensure further hardship for graziers, sparking fears some will lose all of their stock.

Residents in the small town of Adavale in western Queensland were evacuated on Thursday amid rising floodwaters. Source: Supplied / AAP

Homes have been destroyed, roads cut off and fences damaged, forcing many evacuations across the region.

“The level of devastation is immeasurable,” Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said.

Communities to be isolated for weeks

“We are talking of isolation potentially for six to 10 weeks for some of those communities.”

The rainfall is expected to ease over these areas by Wednesday evening.