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What astounds about floods in Brisbane is that they continue to take us by surprise
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Brisbane has flooded many times this is Charlotte Street in 1893.
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A decade ago, as Brisbane s record floods receded, many residents were left shocked and awed that such a devastating inundation could happen to a modern city.
But while there is no denying Queensland s rainfall events of late 2010 and early 2011 were exceptional, Brisbane had flooded before and it will flood again.
It is a history we can ill afford to forget as we continue to live and build on the flood plain.