[Dozydame]

Hello everyone. Well at the moment we've got plenty to take our minds off problems like insomnia. Where I live in Queensland Australia we are having the worst floods in 36 years and it's gonna get worse. I dare say you've seen it on TV but it's taken a turn for the worst in the last couple of days. Brisbane CBD is being evacuated as we speak and the floods are expected to peak in the next 2 days and go even higher than 1974 which I was sure was the worst flood I'd ever see. I'm lucky I'm on high ground, and have a highset house but I've had a veritable river running underneath my house for the last 3 days and it's still pouring! It's very scary! If you can afford it, please donate to the flood appeal. This is a real crisis and people,s lives are never gonna be the same.

You can donate through this link https://secure20.salvationarmy.org/donation.jsp

Thanks in advance if you can help. xx♥

[Martin Reed]

It's good to see you around the place again Dozydame. I've been following the floods in Australia and am glad to hear you're OK and not in the floodplain!

It's crazy to think that just a couple of years ago Australia was suffering from the worst droughts on record – now it's the complete opposite.

Keep us updated – you're our ears and eyes on the ground out there!

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[Dozydame]

Well the good news is that the rain has eased so the prediction for Brisbane is now that it will only reach the same height as 1974, 20.5 metres = 67.25 feet. If you've never seen a flood like this, it's hard to imagine. I was in Brisbane in 1974 and you'd drive up to the top of a hill and in front of you would be an ocean of dirty brown water where a whole suburb used to be. Houses completely under water!

Thousands of people have been evacuated and they've got nothing to do except watch as the water creeps higher. Sadly this wasn't the case for the people in places like Toowoomba the other day where it just came out of nowhere like a tsunami and just washed away everything in it's path. There are currently 10 confirmed dead and 90 missing. The death toll is going to be much higher, but they just haven't been able to find the bodies yet. It's so sad, many of these are children. Some of the stories are horrific, people saving others from being swept away and then being swept away themselves.

Sadly the worst is not yet over as the weather moves South and new areas come under threat. Cities were always built near rivers because water gave life – now they're taking it away!

I'll keep you posted!

[Mike Hooker]

Hey, Dozydame,

The floods do make insomnia seem insignificant. I'm glad you're okay.

[sleepy lies]

Hey Dozydame,

how are you doing down under? I saw on the news today there's also a hurricane coming your way. I sure hope everything's fine!

[Dozydame]

'sleepy wrote on '04:

Hey Dozydame,

how are you doing down under? I saw on the news today there's also a hurricane coming your way. I sure hope everything's fine!

Hi All,

Well Queensland is starting to get back on it's feet after the floods, although of course it'll take years to rebuild everything. Some people have lost everything they own and will never recover and apparently it's quite common for suicides once all the support people leave and people are left to face the reality of their situation. The floodwaters continued South after leaving Queensland and there was further flooding as far away as Victoria which is 2 states away and some 2000 kilometres in distance. Fortunately there was no further loss of life.

Then 36 hours ago North Queensland was hit by a category 5 (strongest) Tropical Cyclone (I think you call them hurricanes or typhoons in other parts of the world. This one was similar in size and intensity to Hurricane Katrina). The area was battered by 300 kph winds and driving rain for about 8 or 9 hours. Fortunately the area where the storm centre crossed the coast was not as densely populated as Cairns, which is the biggest city in North Queensland and where it was first expected. Nevertheless the area it hit with full force has been flattened and once again flooded due to heavy rain and ferocious seas. 90% of the banana and sugar cane crops have also been wiped out, which will mean major damage to the local economy and employment. There are many overseas backpackers who were relying on fruit picking to pay their way and now have no money, no work, nowhere to stay and no way to get out of the area. Fortunately, authorities were well prepared and had evacuated thousands of people early and so the only life lost was someone who was overcome with fumes from a portable generator, which he was using while sheltering from the storm. Once again, some people have lost everything and the clean up will be massive both in scale and cost. The residual effect of the cyclone will bring heavy rain to other parts of the coast and that's not an appealing prospect. The ground is still so sodden from the last rain it will just run straight off.

It's really hard to believe what has been happening up here in the last couple of weeks and I feel incredibly fortunate to have escaped so lightly. The aftermath of these two disasters will be felt for many years to come and the worst part is there may be more on the way. There are a total of 5 cyclones predicted for this summer, so we could be going through it all again any time in the next couple of months.

Most people think of this area as paradise, but it's been anything but just lately. Suddenly the cooler climates down South are looking a lot more appealing!! 😕

[Martin Reed]

Good to hear you're OK.

So, will the government be introducing a cyclone tax to go along with the flood tax?!

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[Dozydame]

'Martin' wrote on '05:

Good to hear you're OK.

So, will the government be introducing a cyclone tax to go along with the flood tax?!

Wouldn't be surprised Martin. Some people are pushing for a permanent “Disaster Tax” or levy as they prefer to call it. The way things have been going in recent years it's probably not a bad idea! If it's not floods & cyclones, it's fires and drought! And some people still prefer to believe climate change isn't really happening. 😮

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