1/24A badly damaged house at Timbarra Drive. Picture: Nigel Hallett.
Scenes of devastation at Binna Burra
Residents have returned to survey the damage on a street where a number of home were lost in the bushfires that swept through the Gold Coast hinterland.
2/24Lisa Groom and her son Luke Beyer stand in the wreckage of a shed on their property. Picture: AAP.
3/24A wheelie bin which was melted by the blaze. Picture: Nigel Hallett.
4/24An insurance assessor visits a local who lost his house. Picture: AAP
5/24What remains of a bike. Picture: Nigel Hallett
6/24Sara Barnard is comforted by police officer Darren Wood in front of her home, which was spared in the blaze. Picture: AAP.
7/24Eight homes were lost in the area. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
8/24Lisa Groom (second from left) is comforted by friends. Picture: AAP.
9/24Tape around the entryway to a damaged house. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
10/24Carl Mills and Peter Orth of the Queensland Fire Brigade help to put out spot fires. Picture: AAP
11/24Smoke rises from vegetation still smouldering in the area. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
12/24Debris seen from the street following the devastating bushfire. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
13/24A burnt-out trailer. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
14/24A badly-damaged house. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
15/24The remains of a trailer. Picture: Nigel Hallett
16/24An excavator works to removed damaged trees. Picture: Luke Mortimer.
17/24A mailbox on Timbarra Drive. Picture: Nigel Hallett.
18/24Evidence of the ferocity of the blaze is clear throughout the area. Picture: Nigel Hallett
19/24Some roads in the area remain closed to the public as the clean-up operation begins. Picture: Nigel Hallett
20/24Residents says the fires were the worst they have seen. Picture: Nigel Hallett
21/24A wheelie bin which was damaged in the inferno. Picture: Nigel Hallett
22/24Firefighters are continuing to put out spot fires in the area. Picture: Nigel Hallett
23/24Authorities are also working to remove branches which fell onto roads. Picture: Nigel Hallett
24/24Hundreds of firefighters have worked for days on end. Picture: Nigel Hallett
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