1/19Murray St closed near the old Myer site this morning. Picture: LIBBY SUTHERLAND
Flood at old Myer site
The old Myer site in Murray St has been inundated by the collapse of a Hobart Rivulet wall.
2/19Liverpool St is blocked between Criterion and Murray St in Hobart's CBD because of flooding at the old Myer site. Picture: LIBBY SUTHERLAND
3/19A bird's eye view of the flooding at the old Myer site. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
4/19Flooding at the old Myer site between Liverpool and Murray streets. Reader's picture from Kylie Guy.
5/19A building has collapsed next to the Myer redevelopment site in Murray St, Hobart. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
6/19A excavator is partially submerged on the old Myer redevelopment site in Murray St, Hobart. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
7/19Workers at the site of a major flood at the Myer redevelopment site in Murray St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
8/19Inside staff members Renae Divento, left, and Chloe Cooper can’t open their shop in Murray St today because the power is out. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
9/19Construction equipment has been partly submerged at the old Myer site in Murray St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
10/19Construction machinery is submerged on the old Myer site.
11/19Damage to the Portmans store in Cat and Fiddle Arcade. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
12/19Damage to the Portmans store in Cat and Fiddle Arcade. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
13/19A fire truck outside the new Myer building in Liverpool St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
14/19An aerial view of the flooded redevelopment site. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
15/19Cat and Fiddle centre manager Craig Bowman speaking to reporters with Tasmania Police Inspector Adrian Bodnar, left, at the Hobart Town Hall. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
16/19Cat and Fiddle Arcade manager Craig Bowman, left, speaking to the media with Inspector Adrian Bodnar and Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey at the Hobart Town Hall. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
17/19Workers discus options next to a truck loaded with sandbags in Murray St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE.
18/19Lush manager Danni Ridley works in a building right next to the site in Murray St. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
19/19Damage to the storeroom at a clothing store, on the right, adjoining the flooded redevelopment site. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
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