1/56Diane Frola captured these images of Shell Service Station staff being rescued by Goomeri Police and shared them on the Goomeri Community facebook page
Mega flood gallery: Region swamped by unprecedented deluge
The Wide Bay region has been drenched by an “extremely rare” weather event that has dumped more than 650mm in just a matter of hours in some places. Here’s how the day’s drama unfolded.
2/56Claytons Towing facebook post of damage to the Bruce Highway.
3/56Louise Quinn posted in the Goomeri Community Facebook page flooding in the township of Goomeri Picture Facebook
4/56An image from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Facebook page.
5/56Geoff Glassop supplied these images from the back of the Apple Tree Creek Hotel showing the height of flooding in Apple Tree Creek township Picture Geoff Glassop
6/56Louise Quinn posted in the Goomeri Community Facebook page flooding in the township of Goomeri Picture Facebook
7/56A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Facebook post.
8/56Joshua Stabik helped people get through flood waters in the Bundaberg area Picture Leon O'Neil
9/56Lou Nyberg posted this image of flood waters rushing through a local street in the Goomeri Community Group Facebook page
10/56Queensland Bruce Highway cut by flooding. Source: Twitter/@GregBray1
11/56The roads leading out of Mothar Mountain are officially submerged.
12/56A vessel is seen floating down the Mary River after coming loose from its mooring Picture Robyne Cuerel
13/56Flooding images around Maryborough supplied by John Wilson
14/56Mitch Davies post in Facebook page Who Got Rain? - Burnside, Woolooga 4570 Woke to a sea of fresh water. Rain Gauge maxed out 3 times managed to measure 670mm in 24hrs
15/56@the_long_strange_trip, I was driving from Goomeri to Maryborough yesterday when it started to rain heavily. Just past the Gundiah turnoff there was too much water on the road so I was forced to backtrack to Gundiah where I set up camp behind the pub., It rained all through the night, at 3:30am I made a run for higher ground. So I’m safe and sound although a bit damp., This is what I woke up to. #gundiah #princealfredpub #extremeweather #pissingdown #damp #flooding #rain #queenslandsummer #torrentialrain #BOM Picture Instagram
16/56Anita Harm Facebook post - Wappa Dam near Yandina, Sunshine Coast Hinterland and Wappa Falls, The roar is amazing you can't hear each other speak. Just as well we only had 92ml in the last 24hrs but it added to the heap we have had., Imagine if we had the 600 plus falls of further north.
17/56Flooding images around Maryborough supplied by John Wilson
18/56General flooded roads picture from the Bundaberg area by Leon O'Neil
19/56Geoff Glassop supplied these images from the back of the Apple Tree Creek Hotel showing the height of flooding in Apple Tree Creek township Picture Geoff Glassop
20/56Paul Truscott posted in maryborough Community Facebook page this image of the flood wall being erected in one of the streets of Maryborough
21/56General flooded roads picture from the Bundaberg area by Leon O'Neil
22/56Joshua Stabik helped people get through flood waters in the Bundaberg area Picture Leon O'Neil
23/56Saltwater Creek in the Bundaberg CBD has overflown onto Targo Street.
24/56Margie Marshall-Breitkreutz posted in the Goomeri Community Group facebook page an image of a Police standing in the rain with flooding in the background Picture Facebook
25/56Flooding images around Maryborough supplied by John Wilson
26/56Geoff Glassop supplied these images from the back of the Apple Tree Creek Hotel showing the height of flooding in Apple Tree Creek township Picture Geoff Glassop
27/56Joshua Stabik helped people get through flood waters in the Bundaberg area Picture Leon O'Neil
28/56Flooding images around Maryborough supplied by John Wilson
29/56Rochelle Anderson facebook post in Goomeri Community Group page - Bit of Burnett Highway between chippendale Creek and goomeri west road turn off
30/56@mrseanconnelly Normanby Bridge Gympie Saturday 08.01.2022 at 10.45am #flooding #gympiefloods #normanbybridge #normanbybridgegympie #gympiebridge #community #floods #gympie #qld #cutoff #bridge #rain #cycloneseth #gympieregion #seanconnellygympie Picture Instagram
31/56@mrseanconnelly Kidd Bridge Gympie Saturday 08.01.2022 at 10.30am #flooding #gympiefloods #kiddbridgegympie #kiddbridge #gympiebridge #community #floods #gympie #qld #cutoff #bridge #rain #cycloneseth #gympieregion #seanconnellygympie Picture Instagram
32/56Diane Frola captured these images of Shell Service Station staff being rescued by Goomeri Police and shared them on the Goomeri Community facebook page
33/56Joshua Stabik helped people get through flood waters in the Bundaberg area Picture Leon O'Neil
34/56A vessel is seen floating down the Mary River after coming loose from its mooring Picture Robyne Cuerel
35/56@the_long_strange_trip, I was driving from Goomeri to Maryborough yesterday when it started to rain heavily. Just past the Gundiah turnoff there was too much water on the road so I was forced to backtrack to Gundiah where I set up camp behind the pub., It rained all through the night, at 3:30am I made a run for higher ground. So I’m safe and sound although a bit damp., This is what I woke up to. #gundiah #princealfredpub #extremeweather #pissingdown #damp #flooding #rain #queenslandsummer #torrentialrain #BOM Picture Instagram
36/56Diane Frola captured these images of Shell Service Station staff being rescued by Goomeri Police and shared them on the Goomeri Community facebook page
37/56Diane Frola captured these images of Shell Service Station staff being rescued by Goomeri Police and shared them on the Goomeri Community facebook page
38/56Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington posted images on Facebook of the Woolooga flooding after overnight rain Picture Facebook
39/56Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington posted images on Facebook of the Woolooga flooding after overnight rain Picture Facebook
40/56Queens Park in Maryborough under water on Saturday.
41/56Kevin Ross waded into flood water to rescue a dog in Maryborough Picture Robyne Cuerel
42/56Items being removed at Maryborough Wharf and the main street of Brooweena under water.
43/56Kevin Ross waded into flood water to rescue a dog in Maryborough Picture Robyne Cuerel
44/56Flooding around the Maryborough area Picture Robyne Cuerel
45/56The flood levee being erected at Maryborough CBD.
46/56A gully at Teddington Road flooded.
47/56A major flood warning is in place for Maryborough
48/56The Mary River is flooding at Granville, isolating thousands of residents.
49/56A vessel is seen floating down the Mary River after coming loose from its mooring Picture Robyne Cuerel
50/56Items being removed at Maryborough Wharf and the main street of Brooweena under water.
51/56Flooding around the Maryborough area Picture Robyne Cuerel
52/56Flooding around the Maryborough area - Flood wall being erected Picture Robyne Cuerel
53/56Emergency service crews in Granville.
54/56The boat ramp at the Lamington Bridge at Tinana.
55/56The Mary River looking up towards the Brolga Theatre which is doubling as an evacuation centre.
56/56The Lamington Bridge at Maryborough underwater on Saturday afternoon.
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