Lucy in Australia Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 If anyone's interested, here's some footage taken of the latest flash flood in Toowoomba. Some parts look like a tsunami's been through :crying: YouTube users capture Toowoomba flooding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Love all that Aussie bleeping. I would be bleeping too, though. Thats incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 we've been following it here the past few days. its just dreadful, and amazing all at once! and so much area.... thanks for posting the footage! ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Here is more interesting footage of cars being washed from a carpark. http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/23805703/ We lived through Cyclone Gonu (in Oman) where we ended up with 1.5m of water in our wall courtyard, and 30cm in our (rasied) house. Certainly not something you really want to go through twice. It's somehow completely overwhelming to have nature unexpectedly turn round and bite you. It's hard to reconcile what you expect (roads, cars parked) with what you are seeing (rivers, cars floating). But things like this also bring out human strength and kindness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Oh my gosh! I just saw this in the news. :crying: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110113/ts_yblog_upshot/boy-saved-brothers-life-in-australian-flood How tragic. What a brave brave boy. For those inclined to pray, please pray for the people in Queensland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 People are being evacuated in parts of Victoria too now: http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/8653974/2000-evacuated-as-floods-hit-victoria/ That's just up the road (about 45mins) from where I lived before we moved down here. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Snort...Me too. I'm glad you are all okay, but real sorry about the flooding. Floods are just so devastating for so long. Love all that Aussie bleeping. I would be bleeping too, though. Thats incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdogs29906 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It's awful. My brother is in Brisbane. I think they're doing ok. No power though. Really hoping that everyone makes a swift recovery and has access to everything that they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Were there any warnings or did the people have any chance to escape to safety? Does this area flood often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 People are being evacuated in parts of Victoria too now: http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/8653974/2000-evacuated-as-floods-hit-victoria/ That's just up the road (about 45mins) from where I lived before we moved down here. Rosie :grouphug::grouphug: Scary! Stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Does this area flood often? Queensland has had flooding every year for the past few, if I remember rightly. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Were there any warnings or did the people have any chance to escape to safety? Does this area flood often? I don't believe there was any warning of the flash flood in Toowoomba. though they had had over 100 mm of rain in a few hours, plus a few hundred over the previous week. Everywhere else had warning. Queensland is in the sub tropics , where heavy rain does happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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