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Beer being paddled to safety.
1/46Beer being paddled to safety.
Drinkers on the veranda of the Regatta Hotel.
2/46Drinkers on the veranda of the Regatta Hotel.
A man dives into the water at the old Festival Hall concert building. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
3/46A man dives into the water at the old Festival Hall concert building. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
Red Hill’s Jackie Gray has a drink and a rest while helping clean up in Yeronga. Picture: Ted Holliday
4/46Red Hill’s Jackie Gray has a drink and a rest while helping clean up in Yeronga. Picture: Ted Holliday
Children including Debbie Wemyss, centre, being rafted to safety at Northey St, Windsor. Picture: Noel Pascoe
5/46Children including Debbie Wemyss, centre, being rafted to safety at Northey St, Windsor. Picture: Noel Pascoe
This barge became wedged against the Centenary Bridge.
6/46This barge became wedged against the Centenary Bridge.
Young boy in Margaret St outside the Port Office Hotel up to his chest in water. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
7/46Young boy in Margaret St outside the Port Office Hotel up to his chest in water. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
Supply boats outside the Port Office Hotel in Margaret St, CBD.
8/46Supply boats outside the Port Office Hotel in Margaret St, CBD.
Doug Glanville in Moray St, New Farm, uses a rubber dinghy to get supplies. Picture: George Lipman
9/46Doug Glanville in Moray St, New Farm, uses a rubber dinghy to get supplies. Picture: George Lipman
Yeronga resident Ray Wager walks through a layer of thick mud in Diane St to carry food to helpers cleaning his home. Picture: George Lipman
10/46Yeronga resident Ray Wager walks through a layer of thick mud in Diane St to carry food to helpers cleaning his home. Picture: George Lipman
A woman wading with a carton of documents to a rescue/boat in Station Rd, Oxley.
11/46A woman wading with a carton of documents to a rescue/boat in Station Rd, Oxley.
Owners of small boats helping residents salvage goods from their flooded homes.
12/46Owners of small boats helping residents salvage goods from their flooded homes.
Salvaged goods including a toy panda being bought ashore in Fairfield Rd, Fairfield. Picture: Noel Pascoe
13/46Salvaged goods including a toy panda being bought ashore in Fairfield Rd, Fairfield. Picture: Noel Pascoe
A young man lends a woman a helping hand on Bowen Bridge Rd, Bowen Hills.
14/46A young man lends a woman a helping hand on Bowen Bridge Rd, Bowen Hills.
The Courier-Mail’s coverage on January 29.
15/46The Courier-Mail’s coverage on January 29.
How the paper covered the emergency.
16/46How the paper covered the emergency.
Volunteer rescuers using a fleet of small boats rescuing the aged from their homes in Bowen St, Windsor as the high tide nears.
17/46Volunteer rescuers using a fleet of small boats rescuing the aged from their homes in Bowen St, Windsor as the high tide nears.
Leonie Grice and baby Melissa cooking over a wood fire on a barbecue plate at Jindalee after she lost power.
18/46Leonie Grice and baby Melissa cooking over a wood fire on a barbecue plate at Jindalee after she lost power.
Victoria St, Windsor.
19/46Victoria St, Windsor.
Joke sign outside a flood-damaged house.
20/46Joke sign outside a flood-damaged house.
Rescue operation at a CBD motel.
21/46Rescue operation at a CBD motel.
Tennyson Power Station surrounded by flood waters and out of commission at the peak of the Brisbane floods.
22/46Tennyson Power Station surrounded by flood waters and out of commission at the peak of the Brisbane floods.
Marilyn Peacock sitting in her flooded kitchen in Yeronga West.
23/46Marilyn Peacock sitting in her flooded kitchen in Yeronga West.
The Southport School students help householders in Macquarie St, St Lucia, clean up. Bill Rea and Mark Reaburn carry out clothing from a house in which three Sri Lankan students lost their university books.
24/46The Southport School students help householders in Macquarie St, St Lucia, clean up. Bill Rea and Mark Reaburn carry out clothing from a house in which three Sri Lankan students lost their university books.
A gravel barge crashed against the upstream side of Centenary Bridge, Jindalee, and sank.
25/46A gravel barge crashed against the upstream side of Centenary Bridge, Jindalee, and sank.
The Hotel Terminus.
26/46The Hotel Terminus.
Breakfast Creek broke its banks.
27/46Breakfast Creek broke its banks.
What was left of the Toowong Rowing Club.
28/46What was left of the Toowong Rowing Club.
Roads around the Story Bridge went under.
29/46Roads around the Story Bridge went under.
Queen St, CBD.
30/46Queen St, CBD.
Children wade through the floodwaters with a barometer and a clock, outside the Forum Cinema in Albert St.
31/46Children wade through the floodwaters with a barometer and a clock, outside the Forum Cinema in Albert St.
Nicholas St, Windsor.
32/46Nicholas St, Windsor.
What is now South Bank seen from Victoria Bridge. Picture: Bruce Lowe
33/46What is now South Bank seen from Victoria Bridge. Picture: Bruce Lowe
John and Lyn Daley start to clean up at their Yeronga home.
34/46John and Lyn Daley start to clean up at their Yeronga home.
A sinkhole at Wacol.
35/46A sinkhole at Wacol.
All that was left of a house at Yeronga.
36/46All that was left of a house at Yeronga.
Workers sweep out UK Motors workshops in Campbell St, Bowen Hills. Picture: Ted Holliday
37/46Workers sweep out UK Motors workshops in Campbell St, Bowen Hills. Picture: Ted Holliday
Soldiers from the 2nd Field Engineer Regiment working to build a levee bank to stop floodwaters entering houses in Botticelli St, Fig Tree Pocket.
38/46Soldiers from the 2nd Field Engineer Regiment working to build a levee bank to stop floodwaters entering houses in Botticelli St, Fig Tree Pocket.
Residents attempt to clean up. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
39/46Residents attempt to clean up. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
This car plunged into a sinkhole in Nugent St, Inala.
40/46This car plunged into a sinkhole in Nugent St, Inala.
The Water Police Station and carpark under the Story Bridge.
41/46The Water Police Station and carpark under the Story Bridge.
Rescued residents with their meagre possessions.
42/46Rescued residents with their meagre possessions.
A kayaker chats with patrons at the Regatta Hotel, Toowong.
43/46A kayaker chats with patrons at the Regatta Hotel, Toowong.
Debris left by the receding floodwaters. Picture: Ted Holliday
44/46Debris left by the receding floodwaters. Picture: Ted Holliday
Yeronga West, one of the hardest hit suburbs. Children play in a bathtub. Picture: George Lipman
45/46Yeronga West, one of the hardest hit suburbs. Children play in a bathtub. Picture: George Lipman
Paddlers at the corner of Margaret and Edward streets, CBD.
46/46Paddlers at the corner of Margaret and Edward streets, CBD.
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