Australia - Brisbane's big wet

[marlywings]

A body has been found in a car pulled from a creek in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, taking the number of dead during the flood crisis to five.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-30/two-missing-in-queensland-floods-as-waters-recede/4490294

 

[marlywings]

Just thought I'd post this in here for anyone who'd like to read it. It would have to be one of the saddest euologys I have ever read...absolutely heartbreaking!!. This little guy Angus, was out for a walk with his mum, dad & brother, during the wild weather we had a couple of weekends back. A huge tree fell on little Angus & his mum who is still in critical care in hospital.

Rest in Peace in the Arms of the Angels wee Angus.

February 06, 2013

ANGUS Burke, 3, died when he was hit by a tree in a freak accident in Brisbane during floods on the Australia Day long weekend. Below his father Andrew pays tribute to his son in a touching euology.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...ily-far-too-soon/story-e6freon6-1226571081830

 

[HMSHood]

The flood is from the remnant of Tropical Cyclone Oswald and monsoonal trough. That combination can lead to widespread heavy rains.

2013 Eastern Australia floods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Well after 3 nights without power it has just come back on. So excited to have a hot shower in the morning.

We got power back on after 5 days here and because we are on tank water that meant pouring cold buckets of water over our heads too .. But really didn't mind it, bought a game of monopoly and was all a bit fun. We were lucky with trees .. Two fell just outside our bedroom but only took the gutters out. Still clearing out water filters and chopping up branches, but we were lucky.

DH just came back saying 'place still smells doesn't it' after picking up a ton of mangoes from the yard.

I enjoyed the blackout in all honesty, when the power came back I was a little disappointed.

 

[Mrs G Norris]

Only thing I was truly gutted about was throwing out an near entire turkey we'd had smoked at the butchers ... DH's mum had to throw out a side of beef

 

[Ausgirl]

Guh - I closed the link.. scale 8 earthquakes somewhere.. south pacific warned of flooding, storms.. will find the link when I get a moment.

Wish I lived close enough to offer my spare room to a family in need.

 

[Ausgirl]

MSM link: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/glob...th-pacific-nail-biting-tsunami-follows/61840/

Holy cow -- an entire island lifted out of the water.. : http://web.archive.org/web/20070409...com/s/afp/20070407/sc_afp/solomonsquakeisland

WS link: 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the Solomons sparks tsunami warning in South Pacific - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

 

[marlywings]

Bringing this thread up to say, my thoughts & prayers go out to all in Oz affected by our summer of droughts & floods. And it's not over yet

Here we go again
Flood-weary Queenslanders have been warned to steel themselves for another "kick in the ribs" by Mother Nature, with some regions bracing for up to 400mm of rain in the next 48 hours

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-for-more-damage/story-e6freoof-1226584619116

NSW coast soaked

Wild weather has ravaged New South Wales, with mini-tornadoes tearing through Sydney and floodwaters swamping towns on the mid-north coast.

http://video.dailytelegraph.com.au/2338250448/NSW-coast-soaked

 

[marlywings]

And to top it all off the west side of the country has a cyclone heading their way!! Expected to be Category 4 before it reaches the coast. Hope all in that area stay safe!

Cyclone Rusty

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/cyclone-warning-for-coastal-wa/story-fndor8bb-1226584443907

All the above is certainly living up to Dorothea Mackellar's beautiful poem...My Country.

http://www.dorotheamackellar.com.au/archive/mycountry.htm