Brisbane flood: warning up to 15,000 properties could be inundated as river reaches peak

Boats and other debris washed into the Milton ferry terminal on the Brisbane River on Monday, where flood water is inundating homes. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland authorities estimate up to 15,000 properties could be affected by flood waters as the Brisbane River reached its likely peak on Monday morning, inundating low-lying areas in the city’s central business district.

Heavy rain lasting more than three days unabated in Brisbane eased at midnight on Monday, removing some of the strain that had choked suburban floodways and dumped unprecedented volumes into dams.