Queensland Families ‘Devastated’ by Flood Destruction

‘We walked out onto the driveway as the lights were out and the water was already armpit level high.’

Kayakers paddle on the flooded Logan River, caused by Cyclone Debbie, as it flows over the Mt Lindesay Highway in Waterford West near Brisbane on April 1, 2017. Photo by Patrick Hamilton / AFP via Getty Images

For the second time in two years, Madeleine Higgs and her family have lost everything.

“It’s heartbreaking. It’s devastating,” she told AAP.