1/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. A do not enter sign is on the front of the house. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
Photos: ‘Eerily quiet’ deserted streets months after floods
Low-lying pockets of Rocklea have been turned into ghost streets months on from the February floods with some residents forced to abandon their homes, some forever.
2/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Galah Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
3/29Alexander Hughes (29) at his rental property on Corella Street, Rocklea. He says it has been ‘Ëeerily quiet’ since the February floods. Picture : Matthew Poon.
4/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
5/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. A hazard warning sign is out the front of the house. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
6/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
7/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. From the street you can view the inside of the house, which shows walls have been stripped back. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
8/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Bale Street, Rocklea. A do not enter sign is on the front of the house. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some even unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
9/29Road Subject to Flooding sign in Rocklea, on Tramore Street. Picture : Matthew Poon.
10/29Road Subject to Flooding sign in Rocklea, on Tramore Street. Picture : Matthew Poon.
11/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Galah Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
12/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Galah Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
13/29Courier-Mail reporter, Matty Holdsworth, on the stairs of a Tramore Street home, which was smashed by floods. The water level crept up to the third highest step. Picture : Matthew Poon.
14/29Courier-Mail reporter, Matty Holdsworth, on the stairs of a Tramore Street home, which was smashed by floods. The water level crept up to the third highest step. Picture : Matthew Poon.
15/29Courier-Mail reporter, Matty Holdsworth, on the stairs of a Tramore Street home, which was smashed by floods. The water level crept up to the third highest step. Picture : Matthew Poon.
16/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
17/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
18/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
19/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
20/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
21/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
22/29An abandoned / unoccupied, flood damaged house on Corella Street, Rocklea. Many houses in Rocklea have been unoccupied since the floods in February, with some apparently unoccupied since the 2011 flood. Picture : Matthew Poon.
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26/2928/2/2022 - Rocklea residential housing, Flooding in Brisbane and Ipswich. Picture: Liam Kidston
27/29Ampol fuel station in Rocklea is empty after the floods. Picture : Matthew Poon.
28/29Ampol fuel station in Rocklea is empty after the floods. Picture : Matthew Poon.
29/29Alexander Hughes (29) at his rental property on Corella Street, Rocklea. He says it has been ‘Ëeerily quiet’ since the February floods. Picture : Matthew Poon.