1/29Flooding near Metricon Stadium at Carrara. Picture: Glenn Hampson
In pictures: Gold Coast’s wet Saturday
Gold Coasters have woken to a wet Saturday morning after 300mm of rain fell on the city. Streets and houses have been left flooded.
2/29Flooding at Carrara. Picture: Matt Swift
3/29Flooding at the Gold Coast Knights Football Club grounds at Carrara. Picture: Supplied
4/29Flooding at Keebra Park. Picture: Andrew Potts
5/29Flooding at Keebra Park. Picture: Andrew Potts
6/29Flooding at Keebra Park. Picture: Andrew Potts
7/29Flooding at Keebra Park. Picture: Andrew Potts
8/29Flooding at Burleigh Heads. Picture: Jessica Lamb.
9/29Lake Orr broke its banks this morning. Picture: Christine Walker.
10/29Flooding at Carrara. Picture: Glenn Hampson
11/29Flooding at Carrara. Picture: Glenn Hampson
12/29Flooding at Carrara. Picture: Glenn Hampson
13/29Flooding at the Gold Coast Knights Football Club grounds at Carrara. Picture: Supplied
14/29Backyard flooding. Picture: Sarah Huggins
15/29Flooding on the M1 at Oxenford. Picture Craig Sinden
16/29Flooding at Helensvale Picture: Joe Walsh
17/29Flooding at Tallebudgera near Coplicks Golf Course. Picture Cam Beattie
18/29The rain as seen from Burleigh. Picture: Dianne Baker
19/29Flooding at Kopps Road Picture James Ball
20/29Flooding at the entrance to the Timber Mill by Swim Fish Mill Picture James Ball
21/29125mm of rain fell at Tamborine. Picture: Jessica Hamilton
22/29Flooding at a house. Picture: Debbie Johnston
23/29Flooding at Tallebudgera Picture: Coral Buckley
24/29Flooding at Amity Road Coomera Picture: Erin Shields
25/29Flooding at Helensvale. Picture: Lisa Crowe
26/29Flooding at Sanctuary Cove, Picture: Picture Donna-Johan Dumont
27/29Flooding behind Burleigh Sports Club on Christine Ave. Picture: Tracey Redshaw
28/29Flooding at Parkwood Village. Picture: Luke Altschwager
29/29A wallaby struggles through floodwaters at Parkwood. Picture: Luke Altschwager
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