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Nick Gibbs and Marty Silk

DARK SECRETS: First brisbane flood warning took 12 hours | Vintage Vibes

The Brisbane River already peaked at 3.85m by the time flood warnings were issued in February. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Some Brisbane residents didn't receive any warning before their homes were flooded earlier this year because the alert system failed, a report has found.

Inspector-General of Emergency Management Alistair Dawson's report into the February-March floods, which killed 13 people and damaged more than 9000 homes and businesses, was published on Wednesday.

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