⚡⚡Major floods in Australia kill 8 and leave homes, businesses submerged

Parts of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, remained under water on Monday, with 2,145 homes and 2,356 business submerged and a further 10,827 properties flooded above their floorboards.

Torrential rain has battered the state since last Tuesday, causing the Brisbane River to burst its banks.

A man in his 50s drowned on Monday when he drove into the floodwaters before sunrise in Gold Coast City, south of Brisbane, local police said, taking the death toll to at least eight.(Sky News)