Overview
Wet, wild, soggy, sodden, stormy, soaking: think of a term for drenching weather — any term you like — and, yes, it it'll apply to Brisbane over the last few days. Over the past weekend, the city received a relentless deluge, including falls of over 200 millimetres per day in Brisbane City alone. And, as a result, much of Brissie has been flooded.
Eleven years after the 2011 floods, Brisbane has been battling waterlogged conditions all across the city again — spanning everywhere from Moggill to Jindalee, Rosalie to South Bank, and the CBD to Bulimba, just to name a few suburbs. The list still goes on, and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services' last emergency alert issued today, Tuesday, March 1, spans a lengthy number of suburbs.
Thankfully, the rain has eased for the moment, allowing the focus to move onto cleanup efforts — including asking Brisbanites to help. So, Brisbane City Council has put a call out for volunteers to sign up to the Mud Army 2.0, after the first iteration made such an important impact back in 2011.
The council is partnering with Volunteering Queensland — and, if you're eager and able to assist, you'll be helping to clean up homes and businesses affected by the current flood conditions.
Need assistance yourself? Given how widespread the flooding has been again, plenty of Brisbanites are in that situation. You can also register with the council to receive help once the community cleanup effort starts.
We're preparing the Mud Army 2.0 to help clean up our city. Been impacted by flooding or can lend a helping hand? Find out more: https://t.co/uFiUvdZ6bu #bnefloods #mudarmy pic.twitter.com/IZtL6X0HaH
— Brisbane City (@brisbanecityqld) March 1, 2022
Floodwaters remain around the city, with flood warnings still in place and peaks expected to keep hitting at high tide into Wednesday. That means that the cleanup can't even start yet in some areas, but help will definitely be needed once the water level subsides.
As well as registering to help, or for assistance, here's where you can keep an eye on all of the latest Brisbane weather conditions, warnings and alerts, and traffic and public transport status:
- The Bureau of Meteorology's Queensland warnings page, and its Queensland Twitter and Facebook
- Brisbane City Council's February 2022 severe weather event updates, which also features a Brisbane River flood forecast
- Brisbane City Council's Twitter and Facebook
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services' website, Twitter and Facebook
- Qld Traffic
- Translink's website, Twitter and Facebook
To register for the Mud Army 2.0, or for help to clean up your house or business, head to the Brisbane City Council website.
Top image: Matthew Toomey.