A burst water main in inner-city Brisbane has caused significant disruption, spraying water into the air.
The jet showered about eight storeys into the air, above surrounding buildings, in Newstead, causing traffic delays around the inner northern riverside suburb on Wednesday afternoon.
Urban Utilities workers arrived outside a Tesla showroom on Ann Street about 5pm to repair the damage.The state is forecast to cop even more rain, with as much as as 200 millimetres on the forecast, prompting flash flooding concerns.Water sprayed into the air, around eight stories high and over surrounding buildings in Newstead, causing traffic delays around the inner northern riverside suburb.
"All over the weekend and leading into now, we've already seen a number of swift-water rescues right across south-east Queensland," State Disaster Coordinator Shane Chelepy said.Queenslanders are warned to prepare for a disaster season after almost 100 millimetres of rain drenched parts of the south-east. Caboolture recorded some of the highest overnight rainfall totals of 97 millimetres.
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