Flood emergency warning continues for Clermont as ex-Cyclone Koji moves west

By Charmayne Allison, Johanna Marie and Josh Dye, ABC News

Photo: Lauren Clein / supplied

A flood emergency warning remains in place for the central Queensland town of Clermont, as already-saturated western communities are being warned of possible heavy rains from ex-Cyclone Koji.

Swift water rescue crews saved three people stuck in floodwaters overnight in Clermont, about three hours south-west of Mackay.

Two men became trapped on the roof of a truck on the Gregory Highway about 2:40am, while another person on the roof of a vehicle was pulled to safety a few hours later.

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