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Start here => What's your crime? Basic Discussion => Topic started by: GalileoAce on January 11, 2011, 11:34:35 PM
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As you may be aware there are floods in South Eastern Queensland, Northern New South Wales and Victoria (mostly north west). The floods in Queensland are said to be the worst floods experiences since 1974.
The Wivenhoe Dam on the Brisbane River, which was built after 1974 to help prevent future floods, is now at 190% capacity.
Toowoomba, where my parents live experienced what has been described an an inland tsunami, which travelled down the Range and destroyed the town and Helidon and Grantham, and travelled further east toward Brisbane which is now experiencing flooding along the Brisbane River, expected to reach 5.2m above. Ipswich the second largest city is now experiencing flooding at around 7m above.
Before the Toowoomba tsunami there was flooding all around the south eastern queensland region from Rockhampton to the Darling Downs. This was and is caused by excessive amounts of rain. Thousands of mm or rain has fallen in the past 5 weeks.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/ (http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/) You can watch the news channel ABC24 streamed online, and it's now apparently viewable internationally.
If you want to help through donations you can go here http://www.qld.gov.au/floods (http://www.qld.gov.au/floods)
My parents are ok, my aunt's and nana's houses were flooded, but they're also ok too. Thankfully.
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I've been seeing it on the news. It is unbelievable. I have to admit, I had no idea that major flooding would ever be a problem in Oz.
I hope you, and your family stay safe through all of this. The same goes for the rest of the Aussies on the site.
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They were not kidding when they said it was like a tsunami. Watch this car, how fast it was taken by the floods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt-FT-skins
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Photos 2 days ago from the Toowoomba "tsunami"
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/photos/galleries/flooding-hits-toowoomba-101/
And a news story from 2 days ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVvUZK3-aU
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I've been seeing it on the news. It is unbelievable. I have to admit, I had no idea that major flooding would ever be a problem in Oz.
Flooding, Bushfires and Droughts are the common disasters that affect Australia. But floods have never been seen on this scale.
I hope you, and your family stay safe through all of this. The same goes for the rest of the Aussies on the site.
I'm fine, I live in Perth, and family are ok when last I spoke to them.
(Of course there are bushfires 100km south of Perth :P )
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I've been seeing it on the news. It is unbelievable. I have to admit, I had no idea that major flooding would ever be a problem in Oz.
Flooding, Bushfires and Droughts are the common disasters that affect Australia. But floods have never been seen on this scale.
I hope you, and your family stay safe through all of this. The same goes for the rest of the Aussies on the site.
I'm fine, I live in Perth, and family are ok when last I spoke to them.
(Of course there are bushfires 100km south of Perth :P )
I'm glad to hear that :2thumbsup:
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Thanks for the link GA. That is an awful situation the Eastern Aussies are in.
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I hope the kangaroos are ok
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^ :D
Kangaroos are pretty tough.
Western Australia has had some flooding in the Gascoyne region up north. It is here in the south west that we are experiencing drought conditions. I am finding it hard to believe that the eastern side of Australia is getting so much rain. And it hasn't shown any signs of letting up.
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Yeah it is hard for me to believe as well. I've never experienced flooding before. We get it here sometimes, but never like this obviously. I've seen the damage it causes here on the news, so can only imagine what it's like in Australia. I'm glad you and GA (and hopefully any other aussies on here) are alright anyway
Anyone know how singularity is? He's autsrailian right?
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Haven't heard from him on here. Hopefully he is safe.
Watch this video, it shows the flood waters rising and the whole car park gets washed away. It is striking how quickly it happens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDqQGiDL5GA&feature=related
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Haven't heard from him on here. Hopefully he is safe.
Watch this video, it shows the flood waters rising and the whole car park gets washed away. It is striking how quickly it happens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDqQGiDL5GA&feature=related
Yeah. They've been showing that clip on the news over herre. It's scary as hell.
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Someone's comment made me laugh:
"they didnt swear once. i would be like shit fuck what the fuck jesus christ"
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Living just outside of New Orleans I understand what Australia is going through. We had no water damage from Katrina luckily. I was an auditor for the state for 25 years and audited 3 levee boards regularly. I understand what water can do and have a healthy respect for water and floods. That is not something you fool around with. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone there.
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Praying isn't gonna help them
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Photos from Toowoomba that my parents sent me, I do not know if they took them themselves.
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I was in Bundaberg for Christmas when it was having it's first round of flooding. The water is back up again to moderate levels now :-\. And then my aunt's house in Emerald got flooded.
It's kinda crazy seeing some of the places in Brisbane I've been to under metres of water now (Newfarm Park where I went to a WP meet, under the Riverside Expressway where I watched the NYE fireworks, Eagle Street Pier)
Thankfully all the rest of my family in QLD (and their houses) are safe and dry. I hope everyone else is doing ok too.
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One of the eeriest sights I saw personally after Katrina was a house I would pass. You could tell exactly how deep the flood waters were because everything above the flood line (about 5 or 6 feet up) was totally gone from a fire and burned.
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^So they had a flood and a fire?
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^So they had a flood and a fire?
Looters set it alight I'm guessing :(
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_1w4flws0I&feature=player_embedded
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Is Delta ok?
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As far as I know, yes she is, the flood waters in Toowoomba did not reach my parents' house where she lives.
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I've been seeing it on the news. It is unbelievable. I have to admit, I had no idea that major flooding would ever be a problem in Oz.
I hope you, and your family stay safe through all of this. The same goes for the rest of the Aussies on the site.
I am alright and in no danger but I am worried about Eclair and moreso TCO's lady "Pandora" (Have not heard from her and feel funny about contacting her in case she has enough on her plate.)
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By contact do you mean online or by phone? If you mean email then I think you should as that won't bother her if she's busy.
What about contacting TCO about her?
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I hope Loup is ok too. She's been MIA for a while now.
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I'm currently quite poor, but I took the time to donate $7.50, it's not much but every bit helps.
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Oh yeah Loup is australian too. Hopefully we'll hear from them soon
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Australia is a very big place...
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Yeah it is hard for me to believe as well. I've never experienced flooding before. We get it here sometimes, but never like this obviously. I've seen the damage it causes here on the news, so can only imagine what it's like in Australia. I'm glad you and GA (and hopefully any other aussies on here) are alright anyway
Anyone know how singularity is? He's autsrailian right?
Unless he has traveled 2 -3 days North from home then both he and Saint Phlex the retarded, should be OK. Same goes for Vodzy
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So they are all Victorian. Some parts of Victoria are experiencing flooding too.
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Australia is a very big place...
lol Good point
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^So they had a flood and a fire?
Looters set it alight I'm guessing :(
I understand that looters did set fire to some of the mansions in the Garden District after they looted them. There were pictures in Time Magazine of the flooded homes with the flames reflected in the flood waters. This seemed to be an poorer persons house because of the condition of the neighborhood, the style of the house (a shotgun) and the unburned part looked like it needed repairs.
A shotgun house is a house one room wide built with the rooms running in a row and the doorways all lined up. Called a shotgun because you can shoot a gun through it and not hit anything. Designed to allow breezes to cool the house. Also the lots in New Orleans are long and narrow because of the original layouts of the plantations which bordered the Mississippi.
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I have been in all kinds of weather be never have I seen anything like the floods on TV. We have floods but they are mostly coastal and even when they aren't nothing like that
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I've been seeing it on the news. It is unbelievable. I have to admit, I had no idea that major flooding would ever be a problem in Oz.
I hope you, and your family stay safe through all of this. The same goes for the rest of the Aussies on the site.
I am alright and in no danger but I am worried about Eclair and moreso TCO's lady "Pandora" (Have not heard from her and feel funny about contacting her in case she has enough on her plate.)
Pandora is active on FB every day I go there, so I guess she is OK.
Loup, she is from the same area as Eclair I think. Did see she was online somewhere today. So guessing Loup is safe too.
The flooding looks like hell, the aftermath of it all will be horrid.
Kyleigh, when you speak of a kind of tsunami, do you mean that there was an acute breaking through of a river or so?
I hope the water will stop soon.
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My cousin lives in Toowoomba; her house got flooded. She and her partner are trying to sort out the insurance, but they and their children are safe.
I have a couple of friends in Ipswich; I checked up on them and they're safe.
Where I live should be ok as far as I know.
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The Australians probably do not realize the enormous struggle they will have trying to return to "normal". We still have a few people living in trailers almost 5 and 1/2 years after Katrina, probably less than 200 trailers.
I don't know if ya'll have flood insurance there.
How much aid will be available from the government?
The infrastructure (roads and utilities) will face a long reapair time.
There may be struggles between the folks who want everything to be the same and the ones who see this as a great chance for change and "improvement."
The delay in getting homes and business repaired because of the great need for construction workers.
And the SOBs who come in and cheat and steal but call themselves contractors.
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Australia is all too familiar with floods. Brisbane was majorly flooded in 1974, which is still living memory. The federal government has donated $1 million to the relief efforts and has a 75% cost sharing arrangement with the state governments in situations like this.
There is flood insurance, and most people know this is a long haul to recovery, probably up to a year or more. It's not in most Australians' nature to cheat those in need.
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Where is Tony Attwood's house?
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GA thinks it is in Caboolture. I don't really know where that is. GA tells me it isn't flooded but the roads leading there are cut off by flooding.
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Just saw a picture in the paper of some guy holding a drenched kangaroo he'd rescued
A young one I'm guessing
I know the human suffering is terrible, but for some reason non-human animal stuff really gets to me. Rationally, it's the people you have to worry about, but physically, it's the animals that make me feel it
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Just saw a picture in the paper of some guy holding a drenched kangaroo he'd rescued
A young one I'm guessing
I know the human suffering is terrible, but for some reason non-human animal stuff really gets to me. Rationally, it's the people you have to worry about, but physically, it's the animals that make me feel it
I feel similarly
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Just saw a picture in the paper of some guy holding a drenched kangaroo he'd rescued
A young one I'm guessing
I know the human suffering is terrible, but for some reason non-human animal stuff really gets to me. Rationally, it's the people you have to worry about, but physically, it's the animals that make me feel it
I feel similarly
Me too. The thing that most distressed me in the aftermath of Katrina was knowing that so many pets
had been separated fom their families and left behind during the evacuation. :(
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I don't think I could bear to leave pets behind.
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I don't think I could bear to leave pets behind.
It would practically kill me. The only donation I made after Katrina was to an animal sanctuary in Utah
that sent volunteer crews to rescue the surviving pets afterward. :heart:
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It's in the picture of a single fragile person or animal affected by flood that it becomes visible that it is not just water and debris. It is suffering. That is why it hits so hard I think. You see the need for rescue on an intimate personal level. Hits harder than figures.
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It's in the picture of a single fragile person or animal affected by flood that it becomes visible that it is not just water and debris. It is suffering. That is why it hits so hard I think. You see the need for rescue on an intimate personal level. Hits harder than figures.
Exactly. Hearing that, say, 7,000 people died in whatever disaster doesn't get to me. Hearing the story of a little boy
whose dog was taken from him before he got on a bus out of New Orleans... :'(
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Hi and thanks to those sending their thoughts. My home had water lapping at the steps on Tuesday, and my house evacuated, but we were saved by no rain and a couple of factors different to the floods we had in 74 which was caused by a different weather pattern.
There are no groceries and the petrol station near my is home shut tonight.
We have lost little furry babies and I will post more tomorrow in the members section about what has happened when I am more rested, but just wanted to say thanks.
The news you are seeing is not sensationalism. 80% of my friends and my children's friends and families were not just flooded, but are in dire situations where whole communites are covered with water. That being said, I laughed with my friend who is also cut off in remote Charleville that she can at least aim to write a cookbook on 100 different ways with Carrots, which is thanks to her vege patch. They have only had 2 mail drops since Christmas, no milk or fresh produce and the highlight was an airdrop of flour so they could have bread. They flooded back in March and have still not recovered because roads are continually being cut off. That gives a reality check for how fast Brisbane will recover, as others have stated about Katrina, it's not going to be quick. 75% of our state is a disaster zone. In fact, I'd go so far as to say some of it is not being reported by the media to mitigate panic.
As I said, shall post more when I've rested in the members section, because a lot of what I can share is fairly indepth, but obviously are the own stories of my family and friends about what is really going on.
Re Loup, I never really got a handle on precisely where she lives in Brisbane, but she would be in the thick of it too , I DO know that. Given she hasn't posted here for a while, I guess we don't know. YOURMUM, I know Daniel lives in outer Brisbane, and I'd say from memory he'd be in the thick of it also. Everyone is. Even if your house is safe, we are all surrounded by water by creeks and inlets. Outer northern suburbs are the only ones coping OK from what I can tell.
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Hi and thanks to those sending their thoughts. My home had water lapping at the steps on Tuesday, and my house evacuated, but we were saved by no rain and a couple of factors different to the floods we had in 74 which was caused by a different weather pattern.
There are no groceries and the petrol station near my is home shut tonight.
We have lost little furry babies and I will post more tomorrow in the members section about what has happened when I am more rested, but just wanted to say thanks.
The news you are seeing is not sensationalism. 80% of my friends and my children's friends and families were not just flooded, but are in dire situations where whole communites are covered with water. That being said, I laughed with my friend who is also cut off in remote Charleville that she can at least aim to write a cookbook on 100 different ways with Carrots, which is thanks to her vege patch. They have only had 2 mail drops since Christmas, no milk or fresh produce and the highlight was an airdrop of flour so they could have bread. They flooded back in March and have still not recovered because roads are continually being cut off. That gives a reality check for how fast Brisbane will recover, as others have stated about Katrina, it's not going to be quick. 75% of our state is a disaster zone. In fact, I'd go so far as to say some of it is not being reported by the media to mitigate panic.
As I said, shall post more when I've rested in the members section, because a lot of what I can share is fairly indepth, but obviously are the own stories of my family and friends about what is really going on.
Re Loup, I never really got a handle on precisely where she lives in Brisbane, but she would be in the thick of it too , I DO know that. Given she hasn't posted here for a while, I guess we don't know. YOURMUM, I know Daniel lives in outer Brisbane, and I'd say from memory he'd be in the thick of it also. Everyone is. Even if your house is safe, we are all surrounded by water by creeks and inlets. Outer northern suburbs are the only ones coping OK from what I can tell.
So sorry about the little furry babies. I hope everything gets back to somewhat-normal for you soon. :hug:
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Hi and thanks to those sending their thoughts. My home had water lapping at the steps on Tuesday, and my house evacuated, but we were saved by no rain and a couple of factors different to the floods we had in 74 which was caused by a different weather pattern.
There are no groceries and the petrol station near my is home shut tonight.
We have lost little furry babies and I will post more tomorrow in the members section about what has happened when I am more rested, but just wanted to say thanks.
The news you are seeing is not sensationalism. 80% of my friends and my children's friends and families were not just flooded, but are in dire situations where whole communites are covered with water. That being said, I laughed with my friend who is also cut off in remote Charleville that she can at least aim to write a cookbook on 100 different ways with Carrots, which is thanks to her vege patch. They have only had 2 mail drops since Christmas, no milk or fresh produce and the highlight was an airdrop of flour so they could have bread. They flooded back in March and have still not recovered because roads are continually being cut off. That gives a reality check for how fast Brisbane will recover, as others have stated about Katrina, it's not going to be quick. 75% of our state is a disaster zone. In fact, I'd go so far as to say some of it is not being reported by the media to mitigate panic.
As I said, shall post more when I've rested in the members section, because a lot of what I can share is fairly indepth, but obviously are the own stories of my family and friends about what is really going on.
Re Loup, I never really got a handle on precisely where she lives in Brisbane, but she would be in the thick of it too , I DO know that. Given she hasn't posted here for a while, I guess we don't know. YOURMUM, I know Daniel lives in outer Brisbane, and I'd say from memory he'd be in the thick of it also. Everyone is. Even if your house is safe, we are all surrounded by water by creeks and inlets. Outer northern suburbs are the only ones coping OK from what I can tell.
That sucks but it's good that you're alive and still have a house. :hug:
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I'm glad that you are OK and your house will be OK, Eclair, but I'm sorry for your loss.
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Hi and thanks to those sending their thoughts. My home had water lapping at the steps on Tuesday, and my house evacuated, but we were saved by no rain and a couple of factors different to the floods we had in 74 which was caused by a different weather pattern.
There are no groceries and the petrol station near my is home shut tonight.
We have lost little furry babies and I will post more tomorrow in the members section about what has happened when I am more rested, but just wanted to say thanks.
The news you are seeing is not sensationalism. 80% of my friends and my children's friends and families were not just flooded, but are in dire situations where whole communites are covered with water. That being said, I laughed with my friend who is also cut off in remote Charleville that she can at least aim to write a cookbook on 100 different ways with Carrots, which is thanks to her vege patch. They have only had 2 mail drops since Christmas, no milk or fresh produce and the highlight was an airdrop of flour so they could have bread. They flooded back in March and have still not recovered because roads are continually being cut off. That gives a reality check for how fast Brisbane will recover, as others have stated about Katrina, it's not going to be quick. 75% of our state is a disaster zone. In fact, I'd go so far as to say some of it is not being reported by the media to mitigate panic.
As I said, shall post more when I've rested in the members section, because a lot of what I can share is fairly indepth, but obviously are the own stories of my family and friends about what is really going on.
Re Loup, I never really got a handle on precisely where she lives in Brisbane, but she would be in the thick of it too , I DO know that. Given she hasn't posted here for a while, I guess we don't know. YOURMUM, I know Daniel lives in outer Brisbane, and I'd say from memory he'd be in the thick of it also. Everyone is. Even if your house is safe, we are all surrounded by water by creeks and inlets. Outer northern suburbs are the only ones coping OK from what I can tell.
Who? :P
Oh.
He lives up in the mountains a bit north west.
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I just read that Prince Charles has made a contribution to Queensland's charity fund. The Queen has, too.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/8654545/prince-charles-sends-hopes-prayers-to-queensland/
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8197266/flood-hit-residents-return-home-to-rooftop-cow (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8197266/flood-hit-residents-return-home-to-rooftop-cow) :O_o:
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That would be a big jump for the cow to get down from there.
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Poor critter.
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Poor critter.
You're prettier.
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:(
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They got it down ok. Talk about an awesome story for your grandkids.
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Poor critter.
You're prettier.
Why thank you.