Queensland devastated by floods

[Guest famousfive]

I am just after watching a news report about the utter devastation the floods in Queensland have caused.22 towns and cities flooded and/or isolated by floods.An area the size of France and Germany combined has been affected.I sincerely hope none of our PIO members in the region have been affected personally.The clean up will cost millions and it may take some towns years to recover.Some of the smaller towns may never recover. It's times like this you realise what a harsh country we live in.

[olly]

I am just after watching a news report about the utter devastation the floods in Queensland have caused.22 towns and cities flooded and/or isolated by floods.An area the size of France and Germany combined has been affected.I sincerely hope none of our PIO members in the region have been affected personally.The clean up will cost millions and it may take some towns years to recover.Some of the smaller towns may never recover. It's times like this you realise what a harsh country we live in.

 

It's awful. About the harsh country comment: that's why Dorothea MacKellar wrote about it in her poem 'I love a sunburnt country'. One of the lines reads 'I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges, of drought and flooding rains'. We live in a country of extremes. Down here we had our heating on last week, and tomorrow, new years eve, is set to be 40C - one extreme to the other, but I guess we get used to it.

[Guest chris955]

It is estimated the floods will cost the economy 6 billion dollars. The devastation is enormous. I was watching it on the news tonight and the sight of houses up to the roofline under water certainly put our little 'flood' into perspective.

[Guest famousfive]

Yes Olly,it is a land of extremes.I must read that poem in full,I have only ever seen snippets when quoted.

You are right Chris,we had a flood last year but only sounds like a bothersome puddle compared to what is now happening just a few hours north of us.It has yet to flow down south too which will no doubt cause more hardship for many.

[Guest sh7t man no way]

ive got my daughter,and 2 grand children living on the gold coast--it worrys me --but she says its not to bad where they live--australia is a beautifull country,and is paradise to live ---but the extreme weather is the price you have to pay--i hope everyone is safe in queensland--my thoughts are with you:wubclub:

[olly]

ive got my daughter,and 2 grand children living on the gold coast--it worrys me --but she says its not to bad where they live--australia is a beautifull country,and is paradise to live ---but the extreme weather is the price you have to pay--i hope everyone is safe in queensland--my thoughts are with you:wubclub:

 

paradise, so true shi7man, but 40C today no paradise for me - oh well better head down to one of those bewdiful orstralian beaches to cool off:laugh:

[Guest chris955]

In the words of The Eagles 'Call some place paradise, kiss it good bye'

I've never understood the desire to go to the beach when it's stinking hot, I reckon it is the worse place to go, far better when it's high 20's.

[Happy Lass]

I just saw the news and dashed on here in the hope of finding that all our PIO'ers in those areas are okay. I can only guess at how sad and worrying it must be to be in the affected areas and hope that things will come right soon. Best of luck to everyone there. :hug:

[whopperdaisy]

I think it will be some time before the extent of the damage can be assessed. We have had the water lap at the back step but at its worst it stayed about 2 inches away from coming inside so we have been fortunate (as has the toad colony developing in my garden, although they have taken to seeking shelter in my shed so it is too wet even for them). The crazy thing is, after all those years of drought, I still can't bring myself to break the 4 minute shower rule we had in Queensland.

[fish.01]

ive got my daughter,and 2 grand children living on the gold coast--it worrys me --but she says its not to bad where they live--australia is a beautifull country,and is paradise to live ---but the extreme weather is the price you have to pay--i hope everyone is safe in queensland--my thoughts are with you:wubclub:

 

Most of southeast qld is relatively untouched so don't worry about your daughter...it is the rural/regional areas that have copped it bad. Apparently the flood has peaked and is now receding....half of qld's agricultural crops are reportably damaged and fresh produce prices are predicted to also rise in victoria and wa as a consequence. Think of all the people in regional qld cleaning up the mess and damage over the coming weeks and months...poor people..

[Guest Guest31881]

The last figures i saw were 200,000 people affected by the floods. They are saying it could be tuesday of next week before some areas are accessible, My heart goes out to those involved.

[Guest The Pom Queen]

Just been down to Safeways, they had no salad, no sausages, no bread and hardly any meat, there were signs up all over saying that supplies can't reach them. When I spoke to the woman on the check out they say their main warehouse is in Townsville but the truck got turned around and now has to come up through NSW, she said if NSW get's flooded then we need to worry. I don't understand it's not as though we are a rural village, there is a population of around 150,000 plus all the tourists, surely they must have other plans in place? She told me that the locals always know to stock up in the wet season and sometimes the supermarket shelves can be bear like this for 3 months in the year.

[Happy Lass]

Crumbs, Kate, I bet that was quite the shocker! I hope that truck makes it through the roads of NSW alright.

[Guest Guest31881]

Just been down to Safeways, they had no salad, no sausages, no bread and hardly any meat, there were signs up all over saying that supplies can't reach them. When I spoke to the woman on the check out they say their main warehouse is in Townsville but the truck got turned around and now has to come up through NSW, she said if NSW get's flooded then we need to worry. I don't understand it's not as though we are a rural village, there is a population of around 150,000 plus all the tourists, surely they must have other plans in place? She told me that the locals always know to stock up in the wet season and sometimes the supermarket shelves can be bear like this for 3 months in the year.

 

We can have the same problem, the Levy bank keeps us dry but the town can get cut off if the river rises to about 9 meters above normal, Its happened twice since we have been here but normally goes down within a couple of days. At the moment we are doing OK its only around 6 meters so supplies are getting through as normal.

[Guest ouseun]

Hope all are safe i have looked at videos and it's bad news i hope to get out to emerald in feb i hope this does not affect it as the last 2008 floods set the mines back for a long time and i know they already said they will not be able to met target but still hope everyone is safe :shocked:

[Guest flakey]

Does it flood every year in summer?

[Guest ouseun]

I have just looked at this one on sky.au.com http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=558603&vId=2061042&cId=Top%20Stories&play=true

[Proview220]

God bless all them who are affected in this awful situation they are in, just remember there always people who are worse off than our selfs.

 

 

God bless you all

[whopperdaisy]

Does it flood every year in summer?

 

No, we get long periods of drought as well :eek: And sometimes just a regular rainy season with sunny days til the daily downpour late afternoon-ish. I think the news said something about this being worst in 150 years but some towns certainly have had floods plenty of times in between, just not this severe.

[nowell]

We're on the Capricorn Coast - coastal from Rockhampton (OH works in Rockhampton) and the Fitzroy River running through the centre is yet to peak apparently. At the moment the only issue we have is food getting to the supermarkets as has already been said. On Thursday there was no bread, milk, fruit/veggies in Woolworths! They are still stocking the shelves but with much smaller amounts which I guess are running out by the end of the day. OH has had to divert getting in to work in places but it's nothing major.

 

I feel so very sorry for the people who live inland from here. I believe Emerald has been the worst affected area and I know of someone who has had to up-root her family in Theodore because of the flooding there too.

[Guest guest32776]

Just been down to Safeways, they had no salad, no sausages, no bread and hardly any meat, there were signs up all over saying that supplies can't reach them. When I spoke to the woman on the check out they say their main warehouse is in Townsville but the truck got turned around and now has to come up through NSW, she said if NSW get's flooded then we need to worry. I don't understand it's not as though we are a rural village, there is a population of around 150,000 plus all the tourists, surely they must have other plans in place? She told me that the locals always know to stock up in the wet season and sometimes the supermarket shelves can be bear like this for 3 months in the year.

 

Earlville woolies and Coles were okay yesterday. You could try there? Where is Safeway just for my future reference?

[Guest The Pom Queen]

Earlville woolies and Coles were okay yesterday. You could try there? Where is Safeway just for my future reference?

 

Sorry in Melbourne its Safeways not Woolies, same store different name. Central were out and so was Redlynch. Bilo was also out of chicken had to go to lenards next door.

[Guest guest32776]

Sorry in Melbourne its Safeways not Woolies, same store different name. Central were out and so was Redlynch. Bilo was also out of chicken had to go to lenards next door.

 

Ah - I was getting excited in case it was similar to Safeways at home and we had missed it!!!!

[Guest The Pom Queen]

Ah - I was getting excited in case it was similar to Safeways at home and we had missed it!!!!

 

Unfortunately not:cry:

[Guest ouseun]

We're on the Capricorn Coast - coastal from Rockhampton (OH works in Rockhampton) and the Fitzroy River running through the centre is yet to peak apparently. At the moment the only issue we have is food getting to the supermarkets as has already been said. On Thursday there was no bread, milk, fruit/veggies in Woolworths! They are still stocking the shelves but with much smaller amounts which I guess are running out by the end of the day. OH has had to divert getting in to work in places but it's nothing major.

 

I feel so very sorry for the people who live inland from here. I believe Emerald has been the worst affected area and I know of someone who has had to up-root her family in Theodore because of the flooding there too.

 

Hope you all stay save