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Many roads across the Central Highlands and Isaac regions remain closed following heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours.
Residents in the Gemfields have been closed in from the north and south, with both Anakie Sapphire Road and Capella Road closed in both directions due to flooding.
It is understood that Retreat Creek Bridge reopened about 1pm on March 17.
Areas of the Gemfields recorded more than 200mm early Wednesday morning, which also resulted in the rapid rise of Retreat Creek, flooding parts of Sapphire.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads reported Clermont Alpha Road was closed from 9am, from Alpha to the Isaac Regional Council boundary.
Anakie-Sapphire Road has been closed and the town s caravan park had been evacuated.
Parts of drought-affected central and southern Queensland are receiving some welcome rain, with some areas collecting their best falls in three years.
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The high-pressure system responsible for the downpur currently sitting in between New Zealand and Tasmania is expected to remain largely stationary into Sunday.
Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the high is feeding moisure-laden air into eastern Australia, colliding with a number of low pressure troughs.
People in awe as NSW towns submerged
 Huge areas of the east are already sodden with warnings of flash flooding in place for parts of central Queensland. Now forecasters have warned a second band of heavy rain is creeping from west to east across the country that could extend the deluge and deliver more flooding in the week to come. Some locations could see three times March s rainfall descend in just a few days. It s almost certain that most parts of the NSW coast and into southern Queensland will at least surpass their average monthly rain in the coming week. Huge amounts of rain could fall over the next eight days,
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 Huge areas of the east are already sodden with warnings of flash flooding in place for parts of central Queensland. Now forecasters have warned a second band of heavy rain is creeping from west to east across the country that could extend the deluge and deliver more flooding in the week to come. Some locations could see three times March s rainfall descend in just a few days. It s almost certain that most parts of the NSW coast and into southern Queensland will at least surpass their average monthly rain in the coming week. Huge amounts of rain could fall over the next eight days,