Callum Robson was staying at his mother s house in Woodburn, NSW, when the two-storey property was submerged by 1,800mm of rain, floating the shipping container inside.
A TikTok video uploaded by Alissia King, 25, showed how motorists stranded for two days by flood waters on the Pacific Highway helped each other out until they were rescued.
Two surfing greats turned heroes when they rescued dozens of people and pets in the Queensland floods - but when one returned home exhausted he found criminals had taken advantage of his absence.