- Two young Chinese tourists, a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, died after their car became trapped in floodwaters in Queensland, Australia.
- The pair were travelling from Brisbane to the North Burnett region to take up fruit-picking jobs when they were caught in severe flooding.
- Their submerged silver Subaru Forester was discovered by search crews on Kilkivan-Tansey Road after a friend reported them missing.
- Police confirmed two bodies were found inside the vehicle, believed to be the missing tourists, and it appeared their car went off a bridge into swollen waters.
- These deaths are thought to be the first directly linked to the widespread flooding currently affecting central Queensland, causing significant damage and evacuations.
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