Clips uploaded by locals onto YouTube and Twitter show the speed and ferociousness of the rising floodwater in parts of Queensland.
This footage, shot by YouTube user whitelightbringer, shows cars being swept away by a sudden tide at Chalk Lane Creek in Toowoomba.
This clip, by YouTube user fruitingles80, shows a raging torrent of water through Toowoomba:
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This clip shows the extent of heavy rain in Queensland's capital, Brisbane:
Footage here shows the raging flooding through the centre of Toowoomba:
This vision has a good comparison of the current floods in Lockyer Valley with those that struck in 1974:
