Brisbane Flood of January 2011 

In Brisbane's CBD on Wednesday 12 January before the flood peaked before dawn on Thursday

Making good use of sandbags in Adelaide Street
Making good use of sandbags in Adelaide Street *

Queen Street Mall-normally packed on a workday
Queen Street Mall-normally packed on a workday *

Filling sandbags to protect the Myer Centre
Filling sandbags to protect the Myer Centre *

Protection for Festival Towers in Albert Street
Protection for Festival Towers in Albert Street *

Watching and recording the rising flood in Albert Street
Watching and recording the rising flood in Albert Street *

Foreign news crew reporting from the corner of Albert and Margaret Streets on the flood
Foreign news crew reporting from the corner of Albert and Margaret Streets on the flood *

Royal on the Park in Alice Street
Royal on the Park in Alice Street *

Rising water entering the basement and car park of the Bonner Building in William Street
Rising water entering the basement and car park of the Bonner Building in William Street *

The flood spreading across Southbank Parklands
The flood spreading across Southbank Parklands *

Debris from a floating restaurant jammed against the Victoria Bridge
Debris from a floating restaurant jammed against the Victoria Bridge *

Footloose boat mooring riding the current under the Victoria Bridge
Footloose boat mooring riding the current under the Victoria Bridge *

Directing traffic in Edward Street away from the flood
Directing traffic in Edward Street away from the flood *

Cycles at hire bike station on the corner of Margaret and Edward Streets
Cycles at hire bike station on the corner of Margaret and Edward Streets *

LIfe goes on in a cafe on the Queen Street Mall
LIfe goes on in a cafe on the Queen Street Mall *

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