The cause of today's flooding in Brisbane is very different to the devastating floods in Toowoomba yesterday.

Up to 33 per cent of Ipswich, 40km south-west of Brisbane, could be underwater in hours, with floodwaters from the Bremer River, which have already submerged entire blocks of the CBD, set to peak around 2pm (NZT).

A NZ Civil Defence worker who is part of a team helping residents of Queensland is overwhelmed by the scale of the devastation.

Amid tales of tragedy and heroism in the devastating floods, there's always some clowns.

Brisbane is bracing for a high tide this afternoon as thousands evacuate due to flooding in Queensland that has left 10 dead and another 90 missing.

Internet trolls have defaced a Facebook site paying tribute to the victims of the Queensland floods.

Toowoomba boy Jordan Rice, 13, has been remembered as a hero after he let his younger brother be rescued first.

Back on January 1 authorities said Queensland was facing a flood of "biblical proportions". Now, almost two weeks later, and it's hard to fathom that the "worst is yet to come" as unprecedented flooding hits the drought ravaged region.

A Kiwi living in Brisbane described the city as total chaos yesterday as people were evacuated.

The death toll from flooding in Queensland is expected to rise, says Premier Anna Bligh.

'Oh my God, I'm being swept away, come and get me,' was the last thing a NZ woman heard from her son, phoning from floodwaters.

Bystanders watched in horror as a woman only centimetres from her rescuer lost her grip on a power pole and disappeared under a torrent of dirty water during flash floods in Queensland.

Queensland premier Anna Bligh says southeast Queensland is facing a bigger flood than the catastrophic deluge of 1974, which killed 14. The worst of the disaster is yet to come, with Thursday predicted to be 'devastating'.

The NZ Civil Defence team helping residents of flood-stricken Queensland has been forced to return to the town of Condamine, as more floods again hit the town they had just left.

Brisbane CBD has been shut down as workers flee rising floodwaters, while five more bodies have been found in the Lockyer Valley, according to a report, bringing the toll from the Toowoomba flash floods to 11.

Residents and workers flee as the devastating Queensland flooding hits Australia's third-largest city.

At least eight are dead and 72 unaccounted for after a wall of water rushed through the Australian city of Toowoomba.

A quick wrap of how the Queensland media is reporting the devastating effects of the floods across the state.

The devastating Queensland floods are now threatening the state's largest city, Brisbane, where the city council is offering sandbags to residents in low-lying parts of the city.

Eastern Australia's sopping wet summer has set the scene for an "explosion" of imported New Zealand produce.

The floodwaters that have isolated towns, forced thousands from their homes, and devastated crops and industry appear to have peaked.

Queensland residents are about to begin the monumental task of cleaning up their properties as floodwaters start to recede.