We're going to need a lot of help: Newman

PREMIER Campbell Newman says Queensland will need a lot of help from the federal government to recover from the state's unfolding flood disaster.

Mr Newman is meeting with the state's disaster managers as cities along the central coast flood, and the southeast corner braces for cyclonic winds and flooding rains.

Before the meeting in Brisbane, he said he was saddened to see the damage tornadoes had done to homes in the Bundaberg region.

He spent the morning with residents of Bargara, where homes were severely damaged by a tornado on Saturday.

"What's been hit has been really smashed bad," he told the Seven Network.

He said he toured one family's home and the damage was terrible.

"All their possessions are totally soaked in water, the roof is half ripped off, their caravan smashed, their car smashed and debris all over their yard," Mr Newman said.

He said he was very aware of the flood crisis unfolding in Bundaberg, where a flood could be bigger than the one of 2010/11 and where whole suburbs had been evacuated.

He said some of the properties that went under two years ago would go under again, and that was a heart-breaking prospect for those affected.

He said this afternoon's disaster management meeting would also focus on the impacts for the southeast corner.

"This afternoon the big one is what is going to happen in the Bremer River, Lockyer Creek and the dams," he said.

"That's something I intend to give the community some advice on this afternoon."

He said the meeting would also discuss what help would be sought from the federal government.

"Clearly now we are getting to a situation where we have big impacts. We're going to need a lot of support, particularly with the clean up."

Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan will hold a press conference at 2.45pm (AEST) to outline what federal assistance will be offered.

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