Woman dies in flooding

Brisbane: A woman has died after the car she was in became submerged in floodwaters triggered by days of torrential rain in north Queensland.

The woman’s body was found with her seat belt still on about 8am yesterday after a search and rescue by Mackay police and SES crews, police said.

She was trapped in the vehicle about 5am with two other people on Surprise Creek Rd at Mount Ossa, north of Mackay, with the other occupants able to escape. — AAP