WATCH: Heartbreaking moment Gold Coast home is swept away by floodwaters
The moment a family’s Gold Coast home was swept away by raging floodwaters has been captured on film.
The heartbreaking video, which is being shared on social media, shows the Luscombe house floating down the flooded Albert river, knocking over anything that gets in its way – including fully grown trees.
It’s a clear demonstration of the irresistible power of the surging floodwaters.
ABC reports that just minutes before the house was swept away, SES crews rescued a mother and two children from its roof.
The dramatic rescue operation occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, following the severe weather event brought on by ex-tropical Cyclone Debbie.
A major cleanup operation is now underway across the southeast.
WATCH:
A house swept away by flood waters minutes after the @QldSES rescue a family of four from the roof @ABCNewsBrisbane pic.twitter.com/ifcffsZyDo
— Jessica van Vonderen (@jessvanvonderen) April 2, 2017
LANGUAGE WARNING: North GC house swept away in floodwaters, young family pulled from roof minutes before. #9News https://t.co/r0yIgF8SAw pic.twitter.com/r3iJLWYeOC
— Nine News Gold Coast (@9NewsGoldCoast) April 3, 2017
