After an inland tsunami swept through Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley on the 10th January, leaving 9 people dead and 66 missing, the capital city of Queensland - Brisbane is now engulfed in floodwater. With mass evacuees from suburbs such as West End, Fairfield, New Farm, Milton, Rosalie, Auchenflower, Toowong, Chelmer, Rocklea the river reached a peak of 4.46m, 1 metre shy from the icon flood of '74.
2 days after the Darling Downs tsunami the death toll has risen to 16, with 58 still missing.
The following images were taken in various locations around Brisbane and its inner city suburbs, before, during and after the flood.
West End
Ryan St residents work furiously to protect their home from the rising floodwater.
Panic buying in numerous supermarkets leaves the shelves bare.
Preparing for BIG water.
Boats smash into wharfs along Hamilton Reach.
Moved to higher ground.
West End
Numerous boats and pontoons are ripped from their anchorage and float 24km down river and out into the Bay.
West End
South Brisbane
Southbank
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