The most touching moment from Townsville's flood 危機: 'Hero' family takes 60 立ち往生させるd 隣人s AND their pets into their home

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As Townsville's big wet rolled into its 12th day, 地元のs took 避難 at Alicia Populin's two-storey home. She is pictured with her family

As Townsville's big wet rolled into its 10th day, dozens of 地元のs took 避難 at Alicia Populin's?two-storey home - waiting to be 救助（する）d from rising 洪水s.

The selfless mother-of-two took in 60 desperate people - 同様に as their pets - on Sunday night, in a touching moment まっただ中に a 破滅的な 危機 across North Queensland.

'We had dogs, we had cats, I think a guinea pig - I think we ended up with about 16 families here,' Ms Populin, who lives in?Idalia in the city's south, told the ABC.

Those who arrived at her home had called the SES for help as water inundated their homes, but there were 簡単に too many?to 避難させる at one time.?

'So they started walking in... Because we had 発生させる人（物）s… I think people just realised, ''承認する, they've got light'' and 長，率いるd に向かって the light,' Ms?Populin said.??

The mother-of-two took in 60 desperate people - 同様に as their pets - on Sunday night. One is pictured making their way to her home

The children of the neighbourhood sat in the theatre room of Ms Populin's home, playing ビデオ games and watching movies

'We had a 隣人 who had some sort of boat... and he was going out just around the street... Every time he'd say, ''I've got another family - is that 承認する?'' and I said: ''Of course, bring them in''.'

The children of the neighbourhood sat in the theatre room of?Ms Populin's home, playing ビデオ games and watching movies, while the adults waited nervously and did their best to?'ride it out'.

The Army arrived at the 所有物／資産／財産 several hours later - taking the 60 or so people by boat to the Lavarack 兵舎.?

Ms Populin has since returned to her home, which 避けるd any 広範囲にわたる 損失.?

Her 隣人s, who have dubbed Ms?Populin and her family as 'true heroes', were not so lucky.?

Ms Populin (pictured) has since returned to her home, which 避けるd any 広範囲にわたる 損失

An 空中の photo shows flood waters in Townsville, North Queensland, on Tuesday afternoon

Hundreds of people remain 穴を開けるd up in 避難／引き上げ centres across Townsville, waiting for 洪水s to recede.

The monsoonal deluge is far from over, with the Bureau of Meteorology 警告 more 強い雨 was likely on Wednesday, from Palm Island, north of Townsville, and south to Mackay.

The 現在進行中の 厳しい 天候 警告 followed the 発見 of two men's 団体／死体s in a Townsville drain after 洪水 receded.

A 地元の 居住（者） said the men may have been sucked into man-sized 麻薬を吸うs that lead to the drain from a アルコール飲料 蓄える／店 they were 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うd of 略奪するing.?

Amelia Rankin checks on her 隣人 Adam Hanson.?The line on the 塀で囲む at the 権利 shows the water level reached 夜通し

Queensland 解雇する／砲火／射撃 and 緊急 Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll says it was impossible to know how many homes had gone under across north Queensland.

'It's easily hundreds, it could be thousands,' she said on Tuesday, but 追加するd audit teams were 存在 妨害するd by the 耐えるing 危険 of flash floods with each new deluge.

The 12-day-old 天候 event had exhausted 緊急 service 労働者s, who had carried out thousands of 救助（する）s since the 危機 began.

A 居住（者） sweeps out his muddy lounge room after 洪水s receded in the 郊外 of Rosslea on Tuesday

Destroyed 世帯 goods are seen laying outside a home in the 郊外 of Rosslea

More than 100 fresh police officers and nurses will begin 飛行機で行くing into Townsville to relieve their 地元の 同僚s on Wednesday.

Their arrival comes as schools in the 地域 begin 再開するing as the 季節風 気圧の谷 slowly 押し進めるs south.

The vigorous 天候 system had 配達するd 災害 to Townsville and 生成するd floods out west, with 農業者s around Cloncurry, McKinlay and Flinders shire 報告（する）／憶測ing livestock losses.

The rain isn't over yet, however, with the bureau 説 six-hourly totals up to 200mm are likely into Wednesday in the 警告 area.

Queensland 解雇する／砲火／射撃 and 緊急 Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll says it is impossible to know how many homes have gone under across north Queensland

A 軍用車隊 of armoured 乗り物s 運動s 負かす／撃墜する a road in a flood 影響する／感情d area in Townsville on Tuesday?

A 厳しい 天候 警告 has also been 問題／発行するd for the west coast of Cape York 半島 where 損失ing 勝利，勝つd and abnormally high tides are possible.

Major flood 警告s also remain in place for the Ross, Haughton, Upper Burdekin, Flinders, Cloncurry and Leichhardt rivers.

An 緊急 警報 was 問題／発行するd for Hughenden with the Flinders River 推定する／予想するd to 原因（となる） flooding on the north 味方する.

This photo shows a dalmatian 存在 救助（する）d from 洪水s by the army on Monday

The rain isn't over yet, however, with the bureau 説 six-hourly totals up to 200mm are likely into Wednesday