**This Emergency Alert has been cancelled.**

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Emergency Alert for Gympie as at 3.10pm Sat 26 Feb

An Emergency Alert has been issued for the Gympie area from the Gympie Regional Council regarding major flooding.

Council advises if you live at Southside and are in an impacted area, you need to evacuate now and seek shelter with friends or family on higher ground. If you live on the hospital side of the river and are in an impacted area, you need to evacuate now and seek shelter with friends or family on higher ground. Take essential medication and secure your property.0

For more information and details on evacuation centres, visit: https://disaster.gympie.qld.gov.au/. For flood assistance, contact the SES on 132 500. In a life-threatening emergency, dial triple zero (000).