A man has died when his car was swept up in floodwaters in the Australian state of Queensland amid rising rivers and widespread flooding that has forced the evacuation of whole townships. But meteorologists and authorities have warned the worst may be yet to come as some rivers are not expected to peak until later this week. One 24 hour period saw more than 119 millimetres of rain fill local catchments around the Queensland townships of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon, and Inglewood, leading rivers to swell and, in some cases, burst their banks which caused flooding. Queensland Police Services (QPS) have been actively responding to the flooding and are working with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and local councils to ensure the safety of residents in impacted areas, a QPS spokesman told The Epoch Times in a statement. After QPS declared an emergency on Dec. 1, police and emergency services helped safely …