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Brisbane flood clean-up under way – in pictures

Brisbane Cleanup: Helen (L) and Trevor Goschnick mop up the aftermath of flood waters
Helen and Trevor Goschnick mop out their Fernvale home, 40km south-west of Brisbane Photograph: Eddie Safarik/AFP/Getty Images
Brisbane Cleanup: Neighbours help with the clean up of the flood damage
An emotional Jacky Greenwood is comforted by Jason Amos outside her 83-year-old mother Irene Comstive's home in the suburb of Rosalie, Brisbane Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA
Brisbane Cleanup: A man sweeps mud out of a flood-damaged workshop
A man sweeps mud out of a flood-damaged workshop in Brisbane Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Brisbane Cleanup: A volunteer helps clean the kitchen of a property damaged by floodwaters
A volunteer helps clean the kitchen of a property damaged by floodwaters in Brisbane Photograph: Jonathan Wood/Getty Images
Brisbane Cleanup: Residents and volunteers work together to clean up
Residents and volunteers clear away sludge in the Brisbane suburb of West End Photograph: Eddie Safarik/AFP/Getty Images
Brisbane Cleanup: Cars sit in receding floodwaters
The floodwaters recede from a carpark in the Brisbane suburb of Rocklea Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA
Brisbane Cleanup: A man adds to a pile of debris on the edge of a street
A man adds to a pile of debris on the edge of a street as he cleans a flood-damaged house in West End, Brisbane Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Brisbane Cleanup: The high water mark on the internal wall of a house
The high water mark inside a house in Rosalie, Brisbane Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA
Brisbane Cleanup: A man removes sandbags from the entrance to a flood-damaged warehouse
A man removes sandbags from the entrance to a flood-damaged warehouse in Brisbane Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Brisbane Cleanup: Two men stand in the entrance of a flooded car repair workshop
Two men stand in the entrance of a flooded Brisbane car repair workshop Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
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