Flood Update

It was announced this afternoon that Brisbane is facing its worst flood since 1974. The river is going to peak around 5m, possibly making it worse flood than 1974. Many suburbs are being evacuated.

The rain let up for a bit this afternoon, so we decided to go to the shops to grab some water and canned goods, just in case. We took some pictures of the road near our apartment and the parking lot at the shopping centre. Both are flooded already.

The 'creek'. To the right is a bike path that is completely under water. The train to the airport runs on the overpass you see in the picture.

The parking lot at our local shopping centre. The small hedge that is under water is where the parking lot is. We usually walk under the overpass to get to the shopping centre. The tree to the left of the McDonalds sign is along the now flooded bike path.

From the shopping centre, looking towards our road. The 'Keep Left' sign is probably about 4 feet high. The orange/yellow barriers in the middle of the picture are one street away from ours.

Same as picture above, but looking from our road towards the shopping centre. This road has flooded twice since October, but by far this is the worst yet. The underpass is completely under water.

Water in the underpass.