QLD Floods – News Updates, Pictures and Video’s

Jack Cola

13 years ago

IMPORTANT: This page contains information, updates and pictures about the QLD Floods on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please visit this page for updates, pictures, about the recovery stage from Friday 14th January and about the floods in Goondiwindi.

This page information is correct as of Thursday 13th January. For up-to-date information about the floods, please visit here.

This page will be constantly updated providing news, video’s and pictures about the Queensland floods in Brisbane City, Toowoomba and surrounding area’s.

Key Notes

Deaths: 15 people
Missing: 61 (originally 70) people
Brisbane River peak height: 4.46 metres around 5am
Current Brisbane River Height: 3.65 metres at 5pm
Homes flooded: Fully – 11900, Partially: 14700
Businesses Flooded: Fully – 2500, Partially: 2500
Towns Affected: 70
Streets flooded: 2100 (view list of roads expected to be flooded)
Number in evacuation centres: Over 4000 people in 57 evacuation centres
People without power: 87000– aiming to be 30 000 Friday night 10pm
People affected: Up to 40000 people
Donations: $35,868,270 as off 11am 12th Jan (Donate here)

Contacts Information

In Emergencies

Life threatening Emergencies: Dial 000 or 112 for mobiles
SES QLD: 132 500 for assistance with rising water
RACQ: Road Closure information – 1300 130 595 and RACQ roadside assistance 131 905
Toowoomba local disaster coordination centre: 07 4688 6992
Disaster Recovery Hotline: 1800 173 349
Police Link: 131 444 for non-urgent matters
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000
Energex: 13 19 62 (to report power faults)
Evacuation Centres: RNA and Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre (formerly ANZ Stadium and QEII Stadium) are evacuation stations
Emergency Centrelink Payment: 180 22 66

Information

Flood information hotline: 1300 993 191, Overseas +61 7 3055 6200 (for relative and friends seeking information about people in flood affected area’s
Evacuees from Toowoomba or Lockyer Valley who have not registered with an evacuation centre are urged to call 1300 993 191
Queensland Health Disaster Management Information
Flood Support and Assistance Links
Brisbane City Council Website – Alternative Mirror Site if it’s down
BOM: (Bureau of Meteorology) Updates for QLD available at www.bom.gov.au/qld
Queensland Police Service: Twitter and Facebook
Donate to QLD Floods: http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html
River Heights: Brisbane and Wivenhoe Dam & Brisbane, Pine, Caboolture Rivers
Wivenhoe Dame Release Information
Information about Floods and instructions
2011 Brisbane Floods on Wikipedia

Updates

Updates are in Chronological order

Official Updates from QLD Police Service 3:30pm Thursday Press Conference
Wesley Hospital is cut from road access. Hospital is still operational.
Tropical Cyclone in North – will be a few days before Brisbane see’s an impact from it
No further deaths in Lockyer Valley after completed clearance of rail bridge
Lockyer Valley running low on drinking water. 13 water trucks to top up reservoirs 24/7
Goondiwindi Floods to reach 10.85 meters (Levee 11 metres)
Access to Coronation Drive
Amazing Stat Aftermath from Hurricane Katrina = 223,000m2 Aftermath from Qld Floods = 1,000,000m2
Roma residents urged not to “Panic Buy”
Brisbane river expected to raise back up to 4.2 metres during high tide
Brisbane Transport Information
The Island Party boat and Moggill Ferry are secure
People on Boats – look up at powerlines as power is being restored in some suburbs
Brisbane residents should treat their hoses as electrically “live” until checked by electricians. Homes will not be reconnected to homes until they are certified by electricians and deemed safe
Estimated 2 years to rebuilt Brisbane
A message for all displaced Lockyer Valley residents
Homes may be uninhabitable
19 Helicopters in Brisbane for rescues and recovery efforts
Only use water that you need
A warning to Queensland for more bad news of death
Temporary Mobile phone towers erected
Power will be switched on in some suburbs
No emergency recues overnight (Wed night/Thur Morning)
Rockhampton roads will be cut into the weekend
4500 people isolated in NSW floods
Gold Coast Desalination plant will be a backup water and drinking supply
Moggill Ferry has broken one of its guide ropes. 1.5tonne anchor will secure it
Brisbane party Boat “The Island” may be sunk to avoid destruction with bridges. May occur overnight
Floating walkway around New Farm may be split into sections and dismantled/disposed of
Flood waters potentially contaminated – tap water safe
It will take 2 years to rebuild state
Riverside Expressway Closed. Live image available
Brisbane local area – water safe to drink. Only 2 to 3 days waters consumption
CityCat infrastructure, likely to be destroyed
Brisbane River level: 4.16 meters
Flood peak expected to hit Brisbane at 5.5m 4am Thursday
e-Coli detected in Chinchilla water supply – residents advised to boil water for 3 minutes
Information driving out of the city
Sewage pouring into Brisbane River
Brisbane River Reaches 4 Meters
ISP Infrastructure Update: iiNet (has lost connectivity in Perth), Telstra, Optus, Internode (Brisbane has lost connectivity)
1:30pm Media Conference Main Points
Google Map view of all floods and road closures
All tolls on Logan and Gateway Motorway are suspended until further notice
850 People evacuated in Grafton NSW
Brisbane CBD is shut down
Brisbane River level: 3.71 meters
Inner City Bypass closed
Flooding well underway within CBD
Buses are no longer running. Trains are on a holiday schedule and can access the CBD. A message from Queensland Police Service.
There is a transformer fire at Suncorp Stadium. Image of Fire
Be careful in water in case the water is live
Next update at 11:30am
ATM’s around Brisbane may be out of cash
Bligh – Don’t use water as water treatment plants may be affected by flood damage
People panic and been stealing food supplies
Centerlink is closed including hundreds of other businesses.
Port of Brisbane is closed and will be used for emergency use only
Expected peak to 20.5 meters
Brisbane river to reach 4.5 meters today and rise to 5.5 meters at 4am Thursday morning, currently 3.1 metres
Search and rescue effort in Lockey Valley
50000 homes and businesses power has been cut for safety reasons
ISP’s hit to Flood Damage – iiNet/Internode now use a non-redundant network configuration, Optus uses backup power
Controlled releases from Wivenhoe Dam decreasing
Ipswich expected to reach 16m river height
4 homes have been destroyed by deliberately lit fire in Perth in Western Australia
Power to be cut to most of Brisbane CBD from 7am Wed 12.
Sunshine Coast Flood Update
High-tide expected tomorrow morning
Reports that some Supermarkets have now ran out of bread and milk
Wivenhoe dam now at 190%
Telstra phone network is congested – all urged to limit calls
75% of QLD now declared a disaster zone
Emergency crews door knocking telling people to evacuate
Somerset and Wivenhoe dams now over 150% and raising now reported to be over 190%. Critical level is 200%
Ipswich Show Grounds have been setup as an evacuation centre
Water levels to increase tomorrow and peak on Thursday
Brisbane river banks burst
More floods to come as water releases at Wivenhoe dam and King Tides
Caboolture and Straithpine residents are urged to find higher grounds as all roads have been blocked. Update Morayfield Road at Centenary Lakes reopened. View webcam image
Water is being continually tested and is safe
Premier Bligh says death toll could double and holds particular fears for children
Brisbane River to reach 5.4 metres on Thursday
Media press conferences will be held every two hours
ABC News 24 Anna Bligh Press Conference live now
Media conference has been postponed to 3pm
Public Transport will not stop at 2pm despite rumours
Brisbane CBD being NOT evacuated
RNA Showground’s Evacuation Centre Confirmed

News Services

Area’s Affected

A full list of Brisbane streets expected to be affected by floods have been listed at Brisbane Times
View road closures at http://highload.131940.qld.gov.au/ (Also available on Google Map)
There are a total of 80 suburbs affected by evacuations

Suburbs to be affected

Last updated 11/01/11

Albion
Auchenflower
Bowen Hills
Brisbane City
Bulimba
Caboolture
Chelmer
Coorparoo
East Brisbane
Fairfield
Fig Tree Pocket
Fortitude Valley
Graceville
Hemmant
Indooroopilly
Kangaroo Point
Lytton
Milton
Moggill
Murrarie
New Farm
Newstead
Norman Park
Oxley
Pinkenba
Rocklea
Sherwood
South Brisbane
Tennyson
Yeronga
Yerongpilly
Windsor
Wacol

What You Can Do

Driving in Brisbane, please still follow road rules as they are still enforced and police are still patrolling streets
If you have found a missing person, please call the same number you registered with notifying authorities of the missing person
Help people in Brisbane who needs assistance. Please register to volunteer, or here if the main site is down, or call 07 3002 7600
Please be aware of email scams asking for Flood Donations. Please donate to http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html and RSPCA QLD
Only use the phone in emergencies – do not congest telephone lines
Donate to QLD Floods at http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html
Check with neighbours, children and elderly people you know in the area’s
Donate to RSPCA Queensland to save those animals and pets affected by the Brisbane Floods
Register on Red Cross National Registration and Inquiry System
Open up your WiFi network in flooded suburbs
Do not travel around Brisbane unless Necessary

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