A whirlpool churning through floodwaters on a submerged football field has terrified locals trying to survive the worst deluge they've ever seen.
Michael Hall from Brisbane shared a video of the worrying sight on Monday on a sports oval in the southeast Queensland floods.
The swirling water picked up floating debris and litter, making it look like 'the gates of hell' to onlookers.
Michael Hall from Brisbane shared a video on Monday of a whirlpool formed on a sports oval in the southeast Queensland floods
A man used a kayak to get around in Milton on Monday as flood waters continued to submerge roads
The magnitude of damage is being realised in Lismore, NSW, on Tuesday following the flood of the Wilson River
Whirlpools are formed from currents heading in two different directions colliding, a circumstance that can easily happen on chaotic floods.
The devastating flood in southeast Queensland has submerged at least 15,000 Brisbane homes and cut off power to 53,000 more.
Eight people have been killed in Queensland's worst floods since 2011 and at least another four are missing.
The Brisbane River peaked at 3.85m at 8am on Monday and 140 suburbs were issued flood warnings.
Silver Street in Windsor, Brisbane, was severely flooded on Monday, leaving parked cars stranded
A massive clean-up effort of flood debris will be needed at Hawethorne Ferry Terminal
Another catastrophic peak of 3.7m is expected on Tuesday.
Over 1,000 homes have been submerged in Gympie, 188 km north of Brisbane, and hundreds of Queenslanders have been forced to evacuate flooded properties.
Lismore, northeast NSW, is facing its worst ever flood crisis following the collapse of the town's levee.
Residents in Lismore were urgently;y evacuated on Monday following the collapse of the town's levee
Residents were rushed from flooded homes in Lismore on Monday as the Wilson River rose to its highest recorded point
Flood water threatened to completely swallow houses in Lismore as reports emerged of locals hearing screams from people trapped inside their flooded homes
Lismore residents were forced to evacuate the flooded town on Monday morning.
Horrific reports of residents hearing people trapped by flood water screaming from their homes have emerged while desperate pleas for help were spread online.
As of Tuesday morning, nine Lismore residents were unaccounted for and 400 were still awaiting rescue.
Residents scrambled to rescue neighbours and pets from floodwaters in Lismore on Monday
Locals in boats, SES and emergency crews, and the military assisted with the desperate evacuation and rescues in Lismore
Emergency services have been applauded online for their caring nature when helping Lismore residents, particularly children and the elderly
On Monday morning Lismore's mayor, Steve Krieg, urged anyone with a boat to help a pregnant woman stranded on her roof.
'As widespread flooding in the Northern Rivers district of NSW and can get to Engine Street in South Lismore, there's a pregnant lady sitting on her roof. HELP please,' he wrote.
There were also concerns for disabled members of the community following reports of a mother with muscular dystrophy trapped on her bunk bed surrounded by flood waters and a wheelchair-bound man unable to escape his home.
Photos show a number of boats rescuing Lismore residents on Monday as 400 locals remain trapped in their flooded homes
Floodwater continued to rise in Lismore as severe weather warnings were issued for the region
Lismore residents desperately grabbed prized possessions and furry family members to rescue from the floods
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