The deluge which battered south-west Queensland is now draining downhill to a catchment area five times the size of the UK.

As outback Queensland floods, animated satellite imagery shows the floodwaters gushing towards Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in South Australia.

A major flood disaster is under way in Queensland. This NASA image provided by Weatherzone shows rivers like the Diamantina, ...

Far western Queensland floodwaters are visible from space heading towards Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in South Australia.