BRISBANE FLOODS .. DECEMBER 2010 / JANUARY 2011 ... BEFORE / AFTER ........................................................

A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in December 2010.
The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities.
At least 90 towns and over 200,000 people were affected.
Damage initially was estimated at around A$1 billion before it was raised to $2.38 billion.
The estimated reduction in Australia's GDP is about A$40 billion.
Three-quarters of the council areas within the state of Queensland were declared disaster zones.
Communities along the Fitzroy and Burnett Rivers were particularly hard hit, while the Condamine, Ballone and Mary Rivers recorded substantial flooding.
An unexpected flash flood caused by a thunderstorm raced through Toowoomba's central business district.
Water from the same storm devastated communities in the Lockyer Valley.
A few days later thousands of houses in Ipswich and Brisbane were inundated as the Brisbane River rose and Wivenhoe Dam used a considerable proportion of its flood mitigation capacity.
Volunteers were quick to offer assistance. A large mobilisation of the Australian Defence Force was activated.
The Queensland Reconstruction Authority was formed to coordinate the rebuilding program beyond the initial task force, and a Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate all matters related to the floods.

The 2010–11 floods killed 38 people in Queensland. As of 26 January 2011, an additional nine people were missing.