Brisbane suburbs start to count the cost after flood
PREMIER Anna Bligh says some Brisbane residents are waking up a ``post-war zone'' this morning after the devastating
floods that have destroyed a number of suburbs.
While the Brisbane River peak was lower than first feared, and well below the record levels of the 1974 floods,
thousands of homes and businesses have been wiped out, and the Premier says more heartbreak still lay ahead for more of
the city's residents.
"All the briefings in the world don't really prepare you for what you're going to see," Ms Bligh said. ``This is still a
very dangerous sitaution, thousands of people are waiting for the total devastation of their homes and businesses, and
for some people it's both.
''The task ahead for these people is massive.
``We should be very mindful that mother nature has done shocking and devastating damage.
``People are living, at the moment, in what I would call a post-war zone.
``I look across my state right now and there is three-quarters of the state that has experienced what people are seeing
on their TV screens.''
Many Brisbane suburbs remain under water despite the Brisbane River not reaching an expected peak of 5.2m earlier.
Rocklea was almost 3m underwater and eerily quiet as the sun rose this morning.
If it wasn't for the odd kayaker paddling next to power lines it would be a ghost town.
The Rocklea Markets have now been submerged for 24 hours.
Shell-shocked locals have just arrived to the edge of flooded streets.
They are quiet and already counting the cost.
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