Raging torrent of putrid water, and picked up cars and throw them as toys, furniture and washed away after the shops and asked for the results of emergency calls, as they defeated Toowoomba, a town of about 90,000 in the state of Queensland, north-east of the country.
At least two people, including a female pedestrian, Queensland Fire and Rescue Services Support Assistant Commissioner Tom Dawson said.
The pictures showed a video taken at the scene of a man holding a tree, such as the gushing water broke out in the streets, pushing cars off the road to all other trees, and throwing. Been put on a small sedan Rapids in sepia.
"We have received several calls seeking urgent help from people trapped in cars caught in the street, caught in the floods roads," said Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart Queensland, indicating that the flood occurred without warning.
It was the latest drama Queensland Water weary from weeks of heavy rains and overflowing rivers destroyed. And killed twelve people since the end of November and about 200 000 people affected by floods. Cut off roads and railway lines and the largest export coal mining industry in Queensland virtually shut down, and this farm and a large part of the state average.
Dawson said his emergency calls 90 of people in circumstances that were considered life-threatening. Some people have been rescued, officials are still trying to respond to all calls.
Water disappeared almost as soon as they arrived, and left scattered throughout the center of the ruins and Toowoomba - in one place - Cars are stacked one upon another.
Video Toowoomba, save a man hanging from a tree in the midst of the waters churning. Others were trapped on the roof of the building, the roof of the car submerged.
Gordon said resident Sarah Toowoomba it was washed at least 15 cars by flood waters.
"There are a lot of cars off the road and next to the creek included ..." she said. "Some people were trapped, but they are lucky."
Water flowed in the business in the city.
"Water and lapping at the door of our office and I was just me," said Emily Hart, World Health Organization in a real estate office. "This all happened within one hour, and the large amount of water."
Muddy water flowed from the main road in the town of Gympie, is one of more than 40 communities of Queensland to become a river flowing wet. Gympie residents and buildings frantically sandbagging, but were submerged by about a dozen companies on Monday, and many more at risk from the Mary River have emerged from his bed and continued to grow.
And flooding in Gympie, home to 16,000 people, not as bad as elsewhere in recent weeks, when all the villages under the sea in the internal size of France and Germany, together under the water. But officials said it was a sign on the ground to have the ability not only left to soak in a little more flexible, so that new rain tends to make things worse.
Queensland officials said the cost of rebuilding homes and businesses and infrastructure along with economic losses may be as high as $ 5000000000.
The Meteorological Office said some areas more than 13 inches of Queensland (343 mm) of rain was in the past 24 hours, on Monday.
Perrett said, "said Mayor Tony Perrett up to 80 businesses and homes at risk of Gympie, and police were planning to strike on the door warning people that they should leave.
The water was 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep in the Royal Hotel Gympie on Monday.
"You want to cry," said Assistant Hotel Manager Jesse Philpot. "This is going to surface."
Were evacuated residents of the town of Dalby, west of Brisbane, Monday, and rising water threatens homes are drying up after one round of flooding two weeks ago to flooding.
The mayor, Ray Brown Dalby stops the city in half by the swelling of the Myall Creek also flooded on December 27, leaving 100 houses submerged in dark water. And the Bureau of Meteorology warned of heavy rain left the communities along the lower Brisbane River, which passes through the city of Brisbane, the capital, is prone to flooding.
The residents of some communities affected by major and began the preparation of sludge left by the floods, while others - including the city of Rockhampton, home to 75,000 people - still waiting to start the flow of low scrub.
And caused the worst floods in 50 years since Australia's tropical rain falling for several days, began just before the feast of Christmas. And flooded house about 1200 and about 11,000 more than water damage. Were evacuated about 4000 people, and many are still staying with friends or in shelters relief.
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