The Eagleby community has come together to rescue and support people from flooded homes near the Logan and Albert Rivers.
Eagleby locals Daniel Dittmer and Henry Laxton took their tinnie from house to house to check on locals that had been isolated by floodwaters, while residents such as Wade and Cheryl Brauer opened their home to neighbours in need.
The Carlton family, consisting of Barry, Kerry and Peta, have lived at Eagleby for over 25 years, were one of several the community stepped in to help.
Eagleby locals Kerry Carlton and Peta Carlton
Peta Carlton says her family is thankful for the help of others.
While the family has lived through several floods, Ms Carlton says this is the worst flood the family has endured.
“This one has been absolutely horrendous, the levels are higher than 2017 by a lot.
“It came up super quick, we tried to get our horses out twice, but it was too dangerous for them and for us.
“It’s been so stressful, heart-wrenching, it’s been a shock this one.”
Ms Carlton says the devastation experienced is largely due to their close proximity to the junction of the Logan and Albert Rivers.
“As the crow flies, the rivers meet a few properties down from us.
“When the two rivers are up high, we pay for it.
“There is no way for that much water to escape, when both of them are so high.”
Ms Carlton says they were at the property for a while, before help arrived.
“These two locals Henry and Daniel just came on their tinnie checking on people.
“They helped us, they helped our neighbours.
“My dad is not well, he has just had a heart operation and his diabetic, they took my dad to our neighbours place, they took my two cats as well, then they came back and helped me and my mum out.
“They were lovely and so brilliant, they came back and helped us the day after, took water and hay out to the horses.”
Ms Carlton says the clean-up will be an arduous task, as the property was inundated by floodwaters.
“We have a two-storey house and the bottom of it is totally under.
“We don’t know what the fence is going to be like, until the water goes down.
“We have no power, it was turned off a couple of days ago.
“We would have lost anything electrical.
“All the furniture downstairs would be ruined.
“There will be a lot of damage to clean-up, but we’ll get on with it.
“My family and animals are safe, that is all that matters.”
While the clean-up will be a mammoth task, a Logan Mud Army is being mobilised to help flood-affected residents.
