Asia-PacificBrisbane resident Patty Beecham took these pictures of her mother-in-law's garden in Indooroopilly during the floods.
In the first image, taken on 11 January, the river had already risen to the eaves of the garden shed. One day later, the shed and the swimming pool had vanished. Drag the slider to watch the water rise.
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