1/52Oxenford resident Graciela Castle with storm damage from Christmas Day Picture: Charlton Hart
In pictures: Gold Coast ‘like a war zone’ after deadly storms
Homes and businesses across the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Logan area have been smashed by deadly storms overnight, with residents waking to scenes of mass destruction.
2/52Storm damage at Runaway Bay. Picture: Cheree Miers
3/52Storm damage at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. Picture: Charlton Hart.
4/52A crane on the Mondrian towers in Burleigh Heads damaged during the Christmas Day storms. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
5/52What's left of a house on Manra Way, Pacific Pines. Photo: Tara Anjulie Smith
6/52Devastation at a Pacific Pines house following a deiling collapse.
7/52Damian Wheeler helps friends with the massive clean up as trees landed on their house after Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
8/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
9/52Damian Wheeler helps friends with the massive clean up as trees landed on their house after Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
10/52Damian Wheeler helps friends with the massive clean up as trees landed on their house after Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
11/52A tree fell on a car at Oxenford.
12/52Storm damage at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. Picture: Charlton Hart.
13/52Damage to property in Helensvale was widespread.
14/52A house on Helensvale's Tamworth Drive which lost its roof in the Christmas day storm. Picture: Keith Woods
15/52Damage to property in Helensvale was widespread.
16/52A fallen gum tree has caused extensive damage to a Helensvale home, destroying the roof of a little girl's bedroom. Picture: Megan Hawker/Facebook
17/52Storm damage at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. Picture: Charlton Hart.
18/52Properties copped at pounding at Runaway Bay.
19/52A fallen gum tree has caused extensive damage to a Helensvale home, destroying the roof of a little girl's bedroom. Picture: Megan Hawker/Facebook
20/52A fallen gum tree has caused extensive damage to a Helensvale home, destroying the roof of a little girl's bedroom. Picture: Megan Hawker/Facebook
21/52Severe thunderstorm and rain has lashed the Gold Coast late of Christmas Day. Picture: Rhett Linsley
22/52A house on Leura Drive was damaged as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
23/52Chris Tzoukos cleans up in Tamworth Drive as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
24/52Damian Wheeler helps friends with the massive clean up as trees landed on their house after Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
25/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
26/52Damian Wheeler helps friends with the massive clean up as trees landed on their house after Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm on Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
27/52Tracey Rendle checks out fallen trees as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
28/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
29/52Chris Tzoukos cleans up in Tamworth Drive as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
30/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
31/52The roof is torn off a home at Tamworth Drive, as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
32/52A house on Leura Drive was damaged as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
33/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
34/52Adam Woodhouse cleans up around his damaged home at Tamworth Drive as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
35/52The roof is torn off a home at Tamworth Drive, as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
36/52Chris Tzoukos cleans up in Tamworth Drive as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
37/52Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and pictured is the Discovery Drive home where a woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
38/52A house on Leura Drive was damaged as Helensvale was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing het life. Pics Adam Head
39/52Discovery Drive at Helensvale after the area was smashed by a ferocious storm in Christmas night leaving a trail of destruction and 1 woman losing her life. Pics Adam Head
40/52What's left of a house on Manra Way, Pacific Pines. Photo: Tara Anjulie Smith
41/52A Christmas tree at Arundel has blown over during a wild flash storm. Picture: Phil ThyPower/Facebook
42/52Storm damage at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. Picture: Charlton Hart.
43/52Lightning at Currumbin Waters on the Gold Coast. Picture: Marcus Hargreaves
44/52Severe thunderstorms and lightning have lashed the Gold Coast and northern parts of NSW late on Christmas Day. Picture: Vicki Blinco/Facebook
45/52Destructive winds and rains late on Christmas day has damaged properties on the Gold Coast. Picture: Craig Alan Lowman/Facebook
46/52Damage to property in Helensvale was widespread.
47/52Storm damage at Oxenford on the Gold Coast. Picture: Charlton Hart.
48/52Properties copped at pounding at Runaway Bay.
49/52Stef Kaiser received an unexpected gift at Coomera in the form of a flyaway trampoline. Picture: Stef Kaiser
50/52A crane snapped in half at a Burleigh Heads construction site.
51/52Destructive winds and rains late on Christmas day has damaged properties on the Gold Coast. Picture: Megan Hawker/Facebook
52/52Severe thunderstorms and lightning has lashed the Gold Coast. A strike of lightning seen from Upper Coomera. Picture: Sharon Payne/Facebook
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