UPDATE: The Albert River has reached record high levels today with the Logan River catchment areas on high alert over the next 24 hours.

Logan City Mayor Luke Smith said 106 homes were already flooded with a total of 323 expected to be inundated by tomorrow.

A further 211 homes in the region may also experience some flooding.

Mayor Smith said the Albert River water levels were higher than they had predicted.

“The river is at an unprecedented state,” he said.

“We have never seen the kind of inundation we have right now in the Albert River catchment areas, and now we are focusing on the Logan River catchment over the next 24 hours.”

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited the Beenleigh State High school this afternoon to assess the damage.

Principal Matt O’Hanlon said they had “dodged a bullet” with flood waters coming within inches to classrooms.

media_camera The press conference at Beenleigh State School this afternoon. Picture: Darcie Akeroyd

Earlier, RESIDENTS in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, have described the flooding as worse than what they experienced in 2011.

The high tides today and tomorrow are expected to make things even worse.

Megan Campbell, a Beenleigh resident of 12 years, said the flooding was worse than 2011.

“I would say it’s double the level it was in 2011,” she said.

“Council did a lot of drainage work here and there wasn’t a problem before 2011.

“I don’t think there would’ve been anything they could have done this time.”

media_camera Megan Campbell said the flooding was worse than 2011 at Beenleigh. Picture: Darcie Akeroyd

Residents near the Logan and Albert rivers have been warned of flooding throughout the day.

In Beaudesert, people have been told to move to higher ground as the Logan River in that area is expected to rise after the high tide at 12.11pm.

The record for the river is 13.91m which was set in 1991 and at 6am, the river was already at 14.8m.

media_camera Flooding at Eagleby on March 31, 2017. Picture: Darcie Akeroyd

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said an SES helicopter was sent to Beaudesert this morning to gauge the damage and ensure safety in the area.

She also said police were doorknocking homes in Beaudesert asking people to move to higher ground.

Maclean Bridge, which is also on the Logan, was expected to rise to as high as 19.5m and peak around the high tide.

At Waterford, the river was 6.3m just before 7am and was tipped to rise to 9m.

Eagleby was also flooded with major road closures at Fryar Rd.

media_camera Flooding at Fryar Rd, Eagleby on March 31, 2017. Picture: Darcie Akeroyd

On the Albert River, at Beenleigh, the water level was at 6.2m at 6am and was on its way to reaching the all-time record high of more than 8m later this afternoon.

The last time the river was recorded at that level was in 1887.

The high water levels in the river were expected around midday and an evacuation order was given to 106 properties in Beenleigh around 6am.

An evacuation centre has been established at Beenleigh PCYC.

Logan under water on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Logan under water on Thursday, March 30, 2017.

There was more than 280mm of rain recorded overnight from 9pm in the upper Albert Catchment area with a massive 789mm recorded for the 24-hour period in Upper Springbrook.

The threat of flooding resulted in cancellations of major events in Logan - the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce annual prawn day and the Eats and Beats music event at Ikea as well as the Beaudesert markets this weekend.

Logan SES controller Jim Ferguson said there were more than 100 jobs still on his books this morning.

However, residents can get sand bags from the city’s five SES outlets at Daisy Hill, Eagleby, Logan Village, Marsden depot and Munruben.

More than 100,000 tonnes of sand was shovelled into bags on Thursday.

media_camera Residents watch on as the Logan River rises over Fryar Rd, Eagleby on March 31, 2017. Picture: Darcie Akeroyd

There were more than 15,000 homes without power in Logan before 8am.

Energex said most of those homes were in Crestmead and Marsden and would be without power for the majority of the day.

The Logan River is already affecting properties in the Beaudesert area from early this morning and the Bureau of Meteorology is expecting the water levels to make their way through Logan at midnight Friday, into Saturday.

We should have some predicted water levels for different locations later this morning, but the message really is that the city of on flood watch and that people need to stay safe, monitor river levels and make sure they keep updated with the latest news for their area.

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