1/17An abandoned police car sits on the other side of the water on Tallebudgera Creek Rd after police were left stranded by rising floodwaters and had to wait until morning to walk out. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
In Pictures: Flooding across the Gold Coast
Roads have been blocked and schools closed as a result of flooding across the Gold Coast. Here’s how it looked in some of the worst-affected areas.
2/17The scene at the Arundel State School car park this morning. Picture: Denise Barker
3/17Water at Flooded Gum Park, Pacific Pines.
4/17An abandoned police car sits on the other side of the water on Tallebudgera Creek Rd after police were left stranded by rising floodwaters and had to wait until morning to walk out. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
5/17An Oxenford creek which was dry a couple of weeks ago. Picture: Petra Jödicke
6/17Floodwaters in the Coomera River spill over the Oxenford Weir. Picture: Glenn Hampson
7/17A raging Tallebudgera Creek. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
8/17Flood water at Pacific Pines
9/17People gather to watch floodwaters in the Coomera River spill over the Oxenford Weir. Picture Glenn Hampson
10/17The view of Broadbeach this morning from Neptune Resort. Picture: Matt Cunningham
11/17The Infamous tent at Westfield Helensvale viewed through the rain. Picture: Allan Laws.
12/17Water pours over Tallebudgera Dam weir after the heavy rains. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
13/17A raging Coomera River. Picture: Collette Dunn
14/17People gather to watch floodwaters in the Coomera River spill over the Oxenford Weir. Picture Glenn Hampson
15/17The shark looks right at home on Burleigh driving range. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
16/17People gather to watch floodwaters in the Coomera River spill over the Oxenford Weir. Picture Glenn Hampson
17/17A local can’t find his way home across a raging Tallebudgera Creek. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
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