Flash floods in Australia Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Flash floods have hit south-east Queensland, killing at least one person Mon 10 Jan 2011 07.16 EST First published on Mon 10 Jan 2011 07.16 EST A flash flood in Toowoomba, Queensland. Police warned people to be ready to abandon homes as forecasters predicted more heavy rain Photograph: Nicole Alayne Hammermeister /Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A man is rescued by emergency workers in Toowoomba Photograph: ABC/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A man watches as water flows past in Toowoomba Photograph: ABC/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter People cling to railings and metal fences on a flooded street Photograph: ABC/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter People survey the damage after a flash flood Photograph: ABC/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Local residents inspect a road that has collapsed Photograph: Alicia Morrison /Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Flood waters cut the south-east Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water Photograph: Bernie Thomas/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Australian farmworker David Ringelstein walks through a flooded paddock in the suburb of Bald Hills, north of Brisbane Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter People wade through floods in the suburb of Toombul, north of Brisbane Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Topics Australia news Natural disasters and extreme weather Flooding Asia Pacific Australia weather