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AWWW MAN!!! - update - Queensland Floods - 2011

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 12, 2011, 3:20 AM
Okay.  I'm safe and so is my family (had a few worries about a brother who lives in the Lockyer Valley for 24 hours - but finally got contact.)

This will be a bit short because power is dodgy.  It is indeed a Mega-Disaster - multiple towns are flooded right across the State (and it's a bloody huge State in terms of land mass). For those of you overseas, if you haven't heard about this, you should google it.  There are thousands of amazing stories and images.  The most horrendous situation was a little town of 500 called Grantham.  May the good Lord console those who were there. They were hit by an 8 meter inland tidal wave.  The place is - gone.

13 dead - 42 missing.  That is unbelievably good given the scope of the damage - although my heart goes out to those who've lost loved ones and the several thousand in evac centres.

I'm thanking my lucky stars that I have food, water (which is getting a bit tight) and have lost nothing!  We have another meter of water raises in the river due tonight, but it's less than orginally expected.  

Stay well campers, say a prayer for a Queenslander!

Duckie

****UPDATE:*****

We have a cyclone predicted for the 28th of this month.  I kid you not - not dramatising here. The ground is so full of water, I can't begin to imagine what that is going to bring - let's forget the wind and other damage for a moment.  Even us dumb Ozzies are started to feel dejected. Maybe it will wash the snakes and stuff away - beats me.  This not religious man is starting to prey.  

Wish the poor buggas in Queensland luck - I think they'll need it.

Duckie

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  • Eating: Humble pie
  • Drinking: Home Made Rum
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:icon2stupid2duck:
Cheers. All good.
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:iconthorstein7:
*Thorstein7 Jan 14, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Glad to hear you're all ok mate!
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:icon2stupid2duck:
Cheers mate. All good.
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:iconchrisbeaver:
*chrisbeaver Jan 13, 2011  Professional Filmographer
Be as safe as you can out there, man :( Hoping that cyclone steers clear!
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:icon2stupid2duck:
Me too mate. We're down to just 6 or 7 feet of water now - so a lot of folks have started the clean up. It'd break their hearts if they had to do it all again.

Nice seeing you! You going okay?
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~ShadowFoxxx Jan 13, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
I'm so happy that you're okay Andy! I was getting worried about the horrible weather over there. Please keep in touch with us so we know that everything is alright. Hang in there and stay strong! :hug::hug:
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:icon2stupid2duck:
I'm trying to do regular updates. The good news - the water is going down!!!! 15 officially dead, but I reckon there is at least 30 bodies that we will never find. People are being really good - they go home to a complete destroyed house and say, "hey, we're okay - at least we are alive!"
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~ShadowFoxxx Jan 16, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
That's good to hear. :nod I'm glad that everything starting to look up for you guys. But what about that storm that's going to head your way by the end of the month?
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:icon2stupid2duck:
We are hoping it will miss us.
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:iconpetercrowfoot:
*PeterCrowfoot Jan 12, 2011  Professional Photographer
Good to hear you and your family are ok but so sad with all that has happened up there and now there's a cyclone warning.... you need some of that Queensland sunshine :sun:
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