Stop Smoking: And so the floods

And so the floods

After all the mouth of floods and cyclones elsewhere in Australia, last night it was our work here in Melbourne. They called it flash flooding: rain that came down in volumes in just a matter of minutes, and the metropolis was drenched. Our backyard was a swimming pool and many of the streets in valleys and low-lying areas were unpassable.

Locals flee as Brisbane braces for peak

Floodwaters inundating Brisbane have prompted mass evacuations and brought the metropolis to a standstill, as authorities warn of worse to come.

The Brisbane River was at 4.3m late on Wednesday afternoon and rising, causing chaos in the CBD as people were ordered out, roads were cut, and might and other crucial services were shut down.

Locals flee as Brisbane braces for peak

Floodwaters inundating Brisbane have prompted mass evacuations and brought the metropolis to a standstill, as authorities warn of worse to come.

The Brisbane River was at 4.3m late on Wednesday afternoon and rising, causing chaos in the CBD as people were ordered out, roads were cut, and might and other crucial services were shut down.

Brisbane braces for point as locals flee

Floodwaters inundating Brisbane have prompted mass evacuations and brought the metropolis to a standstill, as authorities warn of worse to come.

The Brisbane River was at 4.3m late on Wednesday afternoon and rising, causing chaos in the CBD as people were ordered out, roads were cut, and might and other crucial services were shut down.

Brisbane braces for point as locals flee

Floodwaters inundating Brisbane have prompted mass evacuations and brought the metropolis to a standstill, as authorities warn of worse to come.

The Brisbane River was at 4.3m late on Wednesday afternoon and rising, causing chaos in the CBD as people were ordered out, roads were cut, and might and other crucial services were shut down.

Power out as Brisbane braces for floods

At least 100,000 homes and businessescould be without power from Wednesday morning and thousands ofpeople face evacuation as Queensland's flood disaster hits Brisbaneand Ipswich.

Ten people are short and 78 others are missing, with fears thedeath toll could rise dramatically in coming days, after torrentsof water swept through communities west of Brisbane, includingToowoomba.

Ipswich residents warned of flooding

Ipswich will see water levels similar tothe devastating 1974 floods and residents should prepare toevacuate, the city's mayor says.

Mayor Paul Pisasale said residents in low-lying areas and nearthe Bremer River should get out, with rivers due to peak overnight.

'I'm told by the experts we are probably to see levels similar tothe dreadful 1974 floods,' Mr Pisasale said on Tuesday.