Queensland Families ‘Devastated’ by Flood Destruction

For the second time in two years, Madeleine Higgs and her family have lost everything. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s devastating,” she told AAP. Ms Higgs and her husband retired a month ago and were looking forward to heading away on a cruise. But their plans have been dashed in the latest weather disaster to hit Queensland. About 3am on Jan. 30, Ms. Higgs checked the driveway of her Bray Park home north of Brisbane as she couldn’t sleep with heavy rainfall lashing the roof. Water was lapping nearly a metre high in her high-set home’s garden 45 minutes later. “We walked out onto the driveway as the lights were out and the water was already armpit level high,” Ms. Higgs said....