An elderly man was forced to swim for his life in dangerous waters after a floating boat crashed into a ferry terminal.
Horrifying footage shows the boat flying down the Brisbane River at a fast pace just before 9 a.m. Sunday.
In just seconds, the barge crashed into the Holman St ferry terminal in Kengaroo Point, overturned and sank below the surface.
A 70-year-old man can be seen walking on the boat before it collides with the terminal and disappears from view.
In just seconds, the barge overturned and sank below the surface after crashing into the Holman Street ferry terminal at Kangaroo Point (pictured)
As strong currents sweep debris from the boat down the river, police and passers-by race to follow the elderly passenger who fell into the water.
Water and land officials tracked his movement for about 500 meters before the man reached the nearby ferry terminal and was pulled out of the fast-moving water.
While the boat was completely destroyed in the crash, the man escaped from the accident without serious injuries.
Police have urged boat owners to remain vigilant as southeastern Queensland has been hit by life-threatening floods and rivers full of debris and large objects.
Southeast Queensland is expected to be flooded by heavy thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with six people already dead from recent rains.
While the boat (pictured) was completely destroyed in the crash the man escaped the terrifying incident with no serious injuries
Southeast Queensland is expected to be covered by 24 hours of torrential rain from strong thunderstorms with six people who have already lost their lives (pictured, a car was towed by a flooded road in Oxley, Queensland)
Tens of thousands of residents are without electricity, and thousands of homes and businesses have been completely submerged in rising floods, as Prime Minister Anastasia Palashchuk said the state of emergency would continue for another three days.
More than 28,000 people in the western suburbs of Brisbane have been cut off from the rest of the world, with all entry and exit routes cut off amid fears that food may be needed.
There are serious warnings for Brisbane, Logan and Morton, as water levels are already worse than the 2011 and 2013 floods in several areas, including Gympie.
The Sunshine Coast is expected to withstand the heaviest rains since 1992.
The Brisbane River reached 3.1 meters on Sunday morning when a huge storm swept over the southeastern part of the state and the northern parts of NSW.
Parts of the runways at Brisbane Airport are also under water, with flights grounded to the QLD capital.
There are serious warnings for Brisbane, Logan and Morton, with water levels already worse than the 2011 and 2013 floods in several areas, including Gympie (pictured, Brisbane River).
Dramatic rescues have saved Queenslanders from raging floods, including a man pulled high when a passer-by heroically plunged into a torrent.
Amazing footage shows the moment Jamie Dixon swam through the fast-flowing water to reach a struggling man named Leo after hearing his cries for help from the water’s edge.
Leo was tired of battling the Grantham floods in the southeast, repeatedly swaying beneath the surface and shouting “help, I can breathe.”
Mr. Dixon dived, wrapped his arm around Leo, and pulled him back to the edge as the apparently exhausted man struggled to stand up on his own.
Ms Palaszczuk called on millions of people in the southeast to stay at home for the rest of Sunday.
The prime minister confirmed that more than 100 schools would be closed on Monday and buses with people to work from home tomorrow would be canceled if they could.
Residents of some suburbs, including Newstead on the Brisbane River, flocked to supermarkets to stock up on emergency supplies.
The premier confirmed more than 100 schools would be closed on Monday and buses cancelled with people to work from home (pictured, a vehicle submerged in Oxley)
Residents of some suburbs, including Newstead on the Brisbane River, flocked to supermarkets to stock up on emergency supplies (pictured, Gympie floods)
The shelves of fresh bread were quickly cleaned, and the entire aisle of bottled water with some drinking water could be contaminated by the floods.
Suburbs from Pullenvale to Mt Crosby in western Brisbane could be cut off in days due to rising floods and dangerous conditions as emergency services struggle to provide supplies to residents.
A child who was blocked in the area without an insulin pump was transported by SES by boat on Sunday morning and taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital after Moggill Road was completely submerged.
Ms Palaszczuk told a news conference Sunday morning that there would be heavy rains in the area as the cell passed through coastal regions.
“We have this big rainy event right in the southeast … we have a lot of rain coming right through the southeastern watershed in Wyvenho,” she said.
“This is a very extreme weather event that we have at the moment.”
The suburbs from Pullenvale to Mt Crosby in western Brisbane could be cut off in days due to rising floods and dangerous conditions (pictured, rural house in floods in Bli Bli)
There are more than 300 suburbs of Brisbane facing major floods, with Wynnum and Wynnum West already seeing large parts of the water, including a series of sports complexes that could see millions of damages.
NSW officials are increasingly concerned that the same “significant” event will affect its northern regions, with Prime Minister Dominique Perot saying the rain will “increase” this week.
“We know that while there may be blue skies in certain parts of NSW, that doesn’t mean there won’t be significant flooding this week,” he told a news conference on Sunday.
“So, please, please, don’t be complacent. Please be prepared. If you are in an area where there has been a flood warning or in an area where there is also an evacuation warning, please prepare, please be prepared and please follow the instructions when issued. ‘
Ailsa Schofield of the Bureau of Meteorology said NSW’s northern rivers and mid-north coast could see up to 250mm of rain on Sunday.
NSW officials are increasingly concerned about the same ‘significant’ event will batter its northern areas, with Premier Dominic Perrottet saying rain will ‘increase’ this week (pictured, people look on as a house is inundated with flood water in Goodna, west of Brisbane )
Ailsa Schofield of the Bureau of Meteorology said northern rivers and areas in the middle north of NSW could see up to 250mm of rain on Sunday (pictured, vehicle in Coorparoo)
“There is a very serious time on the road.” The weather system we saw traveling from Queensland is now moving in New South Wales and we have already seen very heavy rainfall, “she said.
“There is a very serious and life-threatening sudden flood.”
She also warned that there was a potential for a severe storm to move to the lower parts of the state due to a low-pressure system that could see Sydney and the south coast of the line of fire.
Queensland Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Golszewski urged people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.
In Jimmy, 700 people on the swollen Mary River – expected to rise to their highest level in 23 years in the next 24 hours – have begun evacuating as supplies were delivered to a local community in nearby Cherbourg that needs to be cut off. from floods.
Heavy rains and potential flash floods are forecast from Kingaroy to the NSW border on Sunday, and heavy rains are forecast for Hervi Bay, Yaraman, Toowoomba and the Ipswich area.
There is major flooding at Tewantin near Noosa and Picnic Point and Dunethin Rock on the Sunshine Coast (pictured, a man transports his possessions in a boat on Sunday)
A father of three has been identified as the fifth victim of the once-in-a-lifetime meteorological events, while another man was confirmed dead on Sunday morning, leading to six people. )
There are major floods in Tewantin near Noosa and Picnic Point and Dunethin Rock on the Sunshine Coast, while flood warnings are in effect for many waterways.
A father of three has been identified as the fifth victim of the once-in-a-lifetime weather report, while another man was confirmed dead on Sunday morning, with six dead.
Nolan Meats worker Phil Sug, 37, went missing in a flood while driving on Tin Can Bay Road in Gympie, 150km north of the Queensland capital, on Friday night.
Officers from the diving police found his body in flood waters in nearby Gumburian on Saturday afternoon after extensive ground and air search.
Early Sunday morning, another man from Muruka drowned while trying to escape from his sunken vehicle, which was hit by floods.
The 34-year-old man was found dead on Witton Road in Indooroopilly at 2:45 a.m. – the sixth man in Queensland to die in a flood this week.
Merrill Dray, 62, a member of the Lowood SES Group, died when her car was swept away while trying to help a family escape the rising floods in Kulana, west of Brisbane, on Friday night.
A man sits outside a flooded restaurant in Maroochydore on Sunday as Queenslanders are asked to stay at home on Monday with schools to remain closed
Catastrophic floods caused by a slow-moving low-pressure bed above the NSW / Queensland border in the last five days (pictured, Gympie floods)
The body of a 55-year-old man from Camp Hill was found in Stones Corner, south of Brisbane, at 1.30am on Saturday.
A 54-year-old man was killed while trying to ride a motorcycle through the rising water in Gympie, and the body of a 63-year-old woman was found in a sunken car on the Sunshine Coast this week.
Police are still searching for a missing yachtsman in the swollen Brisbane River, as severe weather warnings cover nearly 1,000 km of the NSW and Queensland coastlines and the death toll from severe floods rises to seven.
The only sailor, aged about 70, fell overboard from his ship near the mouth of Breakfast Creek at around 4.45pm on Saturday.
Catastrophic floods caused by a slow-moving low-pressure bed that has been above the NSW / Queensland border for the past five days.