1/34Nicholas Lawrence helps a family evacuate on Stimpson Street, Fairfield. Picture: Tertius Pickard
IN PICTURES: Brisbane wakes to flood devastation
Brisbane has woken to a morning of destruction left in the wake of raging floodwaters, but people in the path of the Brisbane River still have a nervous day ahead as it reaches major flood level.
2/34Liam Parker chats to a neighbour in Fenton Street, Fairfield. Picture: Tertius Pickard
3/34Liam Parker evacuates from his house in Fenton Street, Fairfield. Picture: Tertius Pickard
4/34A man tries to swim through floodwaters in Fairfield. Picture: Tertius Pickard
5/34Residents outside their home in Lindsay Street, Bulimba. Picture: Tertius Pickard
6/34A family evacuates on Stimpson Street, Fairfield. Picture: Tertius Pickard
7/34Rocklea Markets. Picture: Liam Kidston
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