The death toll of the Queensland floods has risen to seven as heavy rains continued to flog Brisbane and northern New South Wales at the weekend and into Monday.
Meanwhile residents have shared wild footage to social media and it looks terrifying.
Police said the most recent death was a 59-year-old man who was swept away while trying to cross a road in northern Brisbane late on Sunday.
He was pulled from the water by two members of the public who conducted CPR but when paramedics arrived he was declared dead at the scene.
Heavy rain and floods are expected to worsen on Monday after Brisbane broke rainfall records and severe weather warnings were issued across the region.
Stranded residents have posted footage of the floodwaters and the rushing river on social media.
Awful scenes. My friend just sent me this video of what appears to be a small house floating down Brisbane River. pic.twitter.com/qftbIhYgJN
— Eden Gillespie (@edengillespie) February 27, 2022
It’s apparently going to get higher. #BNeweather #Bnefloods pic.twitter.com/mAfBD9f9do
— David Douglas Stuart (@bigkamo) February 27, 2022
More than 51,000 south-east Queensland residents were without power at 8am Monday and the number was expected to rise.
Residents have been urged to conserve drinking water on Monday as treatment plants overrun with a massive influx of dirty water.
More than 1300 roads have been closed and Brisbane’s train network has been suspended with no announcement of when trains could resume.
The airport is open, but it doesn’t look like anywhere you’d want to be as water covers the tarmac.
@ab_vids Runway or River? #brisbaneairport #brisbanefloods2022 #flooded #ybbn #queensland #brisbane ♬ Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Almost 1000 Brisbane schools have been shut and residents have been urged to remain at home.
Whirlpools are also apparently forming over drains as if floods weren’t scary enough.
@hallsey89 Queensland floods opening a gateway to hell. Uninstalling the year 2022. #brisbanefloods #floods #qldfloods #gatewaytohell #fyp #foryoupage #4u ♬ original sound – Michael Hall
More than 1400 Brisbane properties fully flooded on Sunday with the number estimated to have surpassed 4500 on Monday.
More than 11,000 properties were partially flooded and more than 21,000 were damaged.
It was predicted the Brisbane River in the CBD would reach 3.1 metres at the weekend. The prediction was upped to 4m for Monday morning and a second peak is expected at high tide in the evening.
@patrileando #brisbanefloods #queenslandfloods #brisbanefloods2022 #brisbane #southbank #australia #floods2022 #brisbaneflooding ♬ Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
The predicted peak is below the record of 4.4m reached in the 2011 floods.
The rain in Queensland had eased on Monday but the water would continue to flow downstream.
Brisbane had recorded 741mm between 9am Thursday and Monday morning, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Dean Narramore.
“Definitely even though the rain has stopped … all the water that fell over the last two days is still making its way through the creeks and river systems,” Narramore told ABC Radio Queensland.
The fast-flowing river brought debris with it, including pontoons and boats.
Brisbane river right now @BreakfastNews pic.twitter.com/uUuIRBT5I8
— Madeleine Morris (@Mad_Morris) February 27, 2022
Dramatic footage showed a man being rescued form a sinking house boat at Howard Smith Wharves on Sunday.
A man has managed to escape uninjured after a house boat swept away by currents in the Brisbane River collided with a ferry terminal at Kangaroo Point this morning. https://t.co/YxPvhC5p7i pic.twitter.com/C8oXjFHXI9
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) February 27, 2022
The weather system which brought the rain is moving slowly south which has triggered evacuation orders for Lismore residents.
BOM warned at 9am Lismore’s flooding had broken a 48-year record and could become Lismore’s worst on record.
:warning: #Flood Warning issued for #WilsonsRiver, THE #LISMORE LEVEE HAS BEEN OVERTOPPED EARLY MONDAY MORNING RECORD FLOODING ABOVE THE MARCH 1974 AND FEBRUARY 1954 LEVELS IS OCCURRING. See https://t.co/AdztI2rqg1 for details and updates; follow advice from @NSWSES. #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/4HfaZMEwDz
— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) February 27, 2022
Update!
This is the difference within 1 hour.
No sign of slowing down any time soon.
Vid-N Hall#lismore #lismorefloods #floods pic.twitter.com/4oZMfHZ843— Korra_Ryan (@Korra_Ryan) February 27, 2022
These roads are being inundated by the second. Thankfully no one was in this car. Lights and sirens everywhere. If you’re in the CBD area the message is leave NOW. @9NewsSyd pic.twitter.com/G9h9K1uEUY
— James Wilson (@WesternWilson9) February 27, 2022
A woman and toddler sitting on the roof of their South Lismore home waiting to be rescued. @9NewsSyd @TheTodayShow @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/kwe2XGzp2W
— Olivia Grace-Curran (@livgracecurran) February 27, 2022
Stay safe, everyone.
