Widespread power cuts and 19 school closures continue to disrupt Logan today, with at least two roads blocked by floodwater.
A Metro South Health spokesperson said Logan Hospital and Beaudesert Hospital temporarily lost mains power during Wednesday’s severe weather and used generators for a short period.
“All essential clinical services were maintained throughout the event, and both hospitals have since returned to normal operations,” the spokesperson said.
“We have well-established emergency management arrangements to prepare for and respond to these types of impacts, including load sharing with our other hospitals.”
Energex outage information published through Logan City Council’s disaster dashboard showed interruptions across parts of Jimboomba, Logan Village, Yarrabilba, Crestmead, Marsden, Regents Park and other suburbs.
The records identified severe weather damage and fallen powerlines among the causes of the outages following Wednesday afternoon’s storm.
Logan City Council and Department of Transport and Main Roads information checked at 10.32am listed Millstream Road at Jimboomba and Clutha Creek Road at Tamborine as blocked in all lanes by floodwater.
Fallen vegetation was restricting traffic in both directions on Waterford–Tamborine Road between Stegemann Road and Camp Cable Road.
Transport alerts also listed power-related traffic-light faults on Yarrabilba Drive, Kingston Road at Juers Street and near Muchow Road, and the Mount Lindesay Highway, including at Browns Plains Road.
The Department of Education’s closure register listed 19 schools within Logan City: 12 state schools, five Catholic schools and two independent schools.
Residents needing SES storm or flood assistance can call 132 500.
Fallen powerlines should be reported to Energex on 13 19 62, with 000 for life-threatening emergencies.
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