Queensland braces for heavy rain and floods after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji batters north | Queensland

Queenslanders are bracing for flooding as repairs are underway after a tropical cyclone hit the north coast.

After days of intense accumulation, former tropical cyclone Koji ran out of energy as it crossed the coast and was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday.

Cyclone warnings were canceled but residents still faced the threat of major flooding as heavy rain continued to lash the region.

Thousands of people were without power as authorities worked to restore electricity.

Hamilton Island recorded winds of 113 km/h when the weather system made landfall early Monday, but concerns about high winds have eased.

Premier David Crisafulli was confident Queenslanders could cope with whatever happened to them.

“There is a risk in the next 24 to 48 hours of very heavy rainfall in places,” Crisafulli told Nine’s Today from Bowen on Monday.

“If people do the right thing and are well prepared, we will continue to come out of this unscathed.”

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He will chair the state disaster meeting from Proserpine later Monday.

Warnings have been issued for heavy rain along the central Queensland coast.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, some areas are expected to experience isolated totals of up to 340mm in 24 hours in saturated catchments.

Flood watches remained in place across the Channel Country after the monsoon devastated the state’s northwest, isolating towns and properties.

The massive cleanup has barely begun, with conservative estimates of more than 45,000 livestock missing or dead.

“We’re going to continue to monitor and see what impact the system might have – the last thing we want to see is more rainfall in areas that have reduced more than a year’s supply in less than a week,” Crisafulli said.

Fodder deliveries continued and authorities stockpiled antibiotics and veterinary supplies to treat surviving animals and fight infections.

“The economic impact for western Queensland, because of the importance of agriculture in supporting these communities, will be significant,” Crisafulli said.

“We are doing everything we can to save as many cattle as possible and help these primary producers.”

Flood warnings were in place on Monday morning for catchments including Herbert, Upper Burdekin, Lower Burdekin, Haughton, Ross, Bohle, Don, Proserpine, Pioneer, Lower Flinders, Norman, Gilbert, Georgina and Eyre, Diamantina and Thomson.