Storm mop-up continues on Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is the main focus of emergency service crews mopping up after Saturday's damaging winds and torrential rain.

Council workers clean up damage caused by wild weather

QLD's emergency services are focusing their efforts on the Gold Coast after Saturday's wild weather (AAP)

Emergency services are racing to complete clean-up jobs on the Gold Coast after Saturday's wild weather.

A strong upper trough soaked Queensland's southeast on Saturday with some of the heaviest falls occurring in the Gold Coast Hinterland before moving south into NSW.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman told AAP while all the jobs in the Brisbane region had been cleared through, about 80 remained on the Gold Coast.

Flooding, fallen trees and damage to roofs were the most common complaints after the huge deluge.

A single housing complex at Elanora had suffered damage to 20 different properties, the spokeswoman said.

She said 10 State Emergency Service crews were currently racing to complete the jobs before sundown.

It comes after emergency service personnel received more than 1000 calls for assistance on Saturday.

The extreme system was cited as a possible cause of a horror smash near Ipswich, west of Brisbane, that claimed the life of a man and woman on Saturday morning.

Five people were also injured in a separate crash at Woodlands, south of Gatton, while there were multiple reports of cars being swept away by floodwaters.

Beaches on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts were closed because of strong winds and high seas.


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