Three quarters of the state of Queensland in Australia have been declared a disaster zone after torrential rain threatened the worst flooding in 37 years.
A McDonalds and other businesses are submerged by floodwaters on Thursday January 13 in Brisbane, Australia.
A house for sale on Fairfield Road is submerged in floodwater on Thursday January 13 in Brisbane, Australia, among more than 25,000 homes partially or completely flooded.
A hand scrawled marker on Thursday, January 13, shows the level of Brisbane's infamous 1974 floods in which 14 people died.
Police tape cordons off inundated streets in the Brisbane suburb of New Farm on Thursday, January 13.
Houses in the Brisbane suburb of Yeronga are submerged by flood waters on Thursday, January 13.
Two people on a bench look on at the swollen Brisbane River after floodwaters peaked early on Thursday morning, January 13.
Suncorp Stadium, the Queensland venue for rugby and football matches, is submerged as flood waters rise in Brisbane on Wednesday, January 12.
Supermarket shelves are nearly bare on Wednesday in Brisbane as milk, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables are in high demand.
Torches and candles are sold out at the usually well-stocked shop, and people hurriedly buy batteries after power outages in nearby suburbs.
Some buildings in Brisbane's central business district are sandbagged on Wednesday afternoon as the city prepares for flood waters to continue to rise.
Flooding is seen at a normally popular market spot. Brisbane's Riverside Centre is home to shops, offices and restaurants.
A river side path and a ferry stop in Brisbane are inundated by floodwaters.
The Sydney Street ferry stop is pummeled by the current about an hour before the river ripped it apart on Wednesday, January 12.
A pontoon floats down the river on Wednesday, January 12.
People stand outside a noodle takeaway shop in Yeronga, Brisbane.
Water reaches traffic lights at an intersection in a central Brisbane suburb.
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