Queensland floods: clean-up begins for some Brisbane residents while others brace for river’s peak

Brisbane flood: damage at Nirin Giri’s home on Ashgrove Avenue in Newmarket. Photograph: Ben Smee/The Guardian

When flood water retreats, it leaves a stench; stale mud caked into the street, into the floorboards and up the walls.

In Brisbane two separate flood stories are unfolding on Monday morning. As the Brisbane River peaks, many of the surrounding areas, including parts of the city centre, are expected to be inundated.