<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Satellite photographs revealing the scale of the devastating flooding in central-western Queensland have been released by NASA.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The once-in-a-lifetime weather event has been disastrous for farmers, with huge areas of land inundated and more than 140,000 head of livestock lost or killed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The NASA images provide a snapshot of the flooding at Cooper Creek, near the small outback town of Windorah, last month.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-liberation-day-sweeping-trump-tariffs-draw-dismay-calls-for-talks-from-countries-around-the-globe/59829db4-0d5b-45f2-9e4f-2d042005032b" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Brutal and unfounded': World leaders retaliate to Trump tariffs</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The space agency's Landsat 9 Operational Land Imager (OLI) took photos on March, while its Landsat 8 satellite photographed the area on March 29 after heavy rainfall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the false-colour images, water is shown as dark and light blue, while bare land is brown and green represents vegetation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This week showers have eased in outback Queensland but the conditions remain devastating for farmers and residents.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/01/16/13/50/weather-news-pictures-2025-australia"><img alt="February 6" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/x912UwT2QsRbUjl3OnrJJns7feU=/158x33:1635x864/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fec1116f6-5a62-4970-8803-114fa24823c8" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/x912UwT2QsRbUjl3OnrJJns7feU=/158x33:1635x864/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fec1116f6-5a62-4970-8803-114fa24823c8 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/bhmZ39SwQETSQjYjbVBAiCkLvec=/158x33:1635x864/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fec1116f6-5a62-4970-8803-114fa24823c8 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">ADF to build temporary bridge to give access to flood-ravaged town</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/01/16/13/50/weather-news-pictures-2025-australia">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-floods-shown-from-space-by-nasa-satellite/e6c51529-bbce-4e9b-a5c8-9fa1e8688d33" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rainfall totals have dropped from the triple digits into the double digits in most affected towns but despite the decrease, creeks and rivers are still rising and flowing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The small town of Adavale was swamped suddenly last week and had to evacuate to the nearby town of Quilpie.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tayla-spies-missing-in-queensland-hilux-found-police-say/3871c2f7-a322-406d-a4a1-91fa4ff0bdfb" target="_blank"><strong><span>Tayla vanished without a trace. Police just had a major breakthrough</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They will have to continue to wait to return as authorities work to clear the damage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meteorology says a weak trough will linger across central and northern Queensland today before contracting northward over the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the coming weeks and months, the floodwaters will drain towards Lake Eyre, also known as Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, about 600km south-west of Windorah. 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