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Originally Posted by montsnmags
We're in the council's "land slip risk" area (just - our house is the last one in it downhill on our street), but it's not something I've really considered a risk for us in this. The road's developed a few more "stretch mark" cracks, but nothing that looks much more than cosmetic. We had a fair whack of rain, about 170mm/6.7" since 9am with about half of that coming between 4pm and 6pm this afternoon.
Brisbane and Ipswich flood levels won't peak until, I think, Thursday, even though the rain has eased off. They're still confirming more dead, and increasing the numbers of people missing. It's been pretty full-on just watching on the telly, so those who are or know people in the relevant zones (see some of the posts above) must be a bit anxious.
I've heard it said that 75% of Queensland has been declared a Disaster Area, so by my calculations that's about 1.3 million km2 or 500,000 square miles (I'll let everyone else do their relevant, local comparisons). Of course, population density is lower than a lot of places too, but it's still a pretty big area.
Anyway, again, for me...no real effect other than a mother staying longer than expected (only a problem in my own, self-indulgent, little mind  ). The effect on others is pretty large and broad...an enormity I don't think we're going to grasp for at least a small while yet.
Cheers,
Marc |
I hope the Australian weather improves soon. The enormity of the flooding in Queensland is frightening.