A flash flood swallows an entire parking lot in Australia

In this video catch yesterday in Toowoomba , Australia , the city ’s East Creek rises dramatically after 6 inches of pelting flow in 30 minutes . The waters easy bear out parked cars . Watch this jarring footage convey from a nearby part building .

The Australian res publica of Queensland has been afflicted by intense flooding since late December , and three - quarter of the state — an region twice the size of it of Texas — has been declared a disaster zone . The floodwaters are expect to hit Queensland ’s capital of Brisbane afterwards this calendar week .

During Monday ’s inundation of Toowoomba , floodwaters as high as 20 feet were reported , automobiles were sweep away , and houses were ripped from their foundation . Said Leroy Shephard from the nearby town of Grantham .

You could feel the whole house just pop up off its stumps , become around , and go – for 330 foot or something down my backyard [ … ] It ’s not a good feeling have the floor board under your feet just ripple , the whole house just ripple and crack , and watching rooms just disappear .

At least 10 the great unwashed are drained and 78 are escape from the Toowoomba flood alone . Here’sthe Queensland Government ’s site on flood relief effortsand a report on yesterday ’s flood from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBIZ2KLsPA

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