Police have made an emergency declaration after what appears to have been a partial crane collapse on the Gold Coast.
Emergency services were called to the Gold Coast Highway at Southport at about 3:15pm on Thursday following reports of a crane and multiple powerlines being damaged in the vicinity.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said no-one was believed to have been injured as a result of the incident.
An exclusion zone was put in place on Thursday afternoon. (ABC News)
Queensland Police made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act before 4pm.
Members of the public were asked to avoid the area, and those within the exclusion zone – which spans the Gold Coast Highway, North Street, Loders Creek and the Broadwater – were asked to remain indoors.
Emergency services remain on the scene and are working to make the area safe.
It is not yet known what caused the damage.
The area was hit by a storm this afternoon, with wind gusts of 45 knots per hour, which is more than 80 km/h recorded at the Gold Coast Seaway, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Aerial footage shows upturned gazebos and minor damage at the neighbouring caravan park.
Aerial vision shows minor damage at the neighbouring caravan park. (ABC News)
The BOM issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of south-east Queensland at 4:30pm on Christmas Day.
Damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall were possible for parts of Brisbane, the Redlands, the Sunshine Coast and the South Burnett, BOM said.
Additional warnings were issued at 5:30pm as those storms continued to move north towards Gympie.