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11th Jan 2011, 05:24 AM
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| Guest Posts: n/a |  Queensland Floods Some people may not have received any of this news yet but Queensland's South East Corridor is suffering from the worst rain and flooding since the big '74 floods. Couple that with other remote communities in northern Queensland and you get a flooded disaster zone the size of France....and Germany . My house is not flooded but I many of my friends have been forced to evacuate their homes as the flood waters rise. There will be little reprieve as Wivenhoe Dam (the dam that has safeguarded us from these natural catastrophes after '74) is now at dangerous levels (190% capacity) and water rushing from the spillway is being measured in Sydney Harbour's. This event has exhausted me and my friends who were involved in providing sandbags to Brisbanites. If you are Australian please remember to donate to the Premier's Flood Appeal. If you want to know more go to Ten News' youtube page where you can find out more about this. Premier Anna Bligh has been able to describe accurately how we feel, "It might be breaking our hearts at the moment but it will not break our will". My thoughts and well wishes go out to all those affected by the floods, especially EC members that may be affected.
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11th Jan 2011, 06:46 AM
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| Part robot Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: Bi - Kinsey 2ish Out Status: All but family Location: Australia Age: 27 Posts: 2,154 Join Date: Sep 2009 | Re: Queensland Floods i'm sad to say it's only going to get worse over the coming days, too. |
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11th Jan 2011, 05:12 PM
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| EC Regular Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: People likely assume Location: MN Age: 36 Posts: 895 Join Date: Nov 2006 | Re: Queensland Floods I'm so sad for all the people impacted by this. It's so devastating.  I'm hoping for the rain to stop and a speedy recovery. |
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11th Jan 2011, 09:31 PM
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| Rawf~ Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: Bi leaning towards Guys, or Gay. Out Status: Some people Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 95 Join Date: Apr 2010 | Re: Queensland Floods Quote:
I personally am not affected, as of yet, but my suburb is on the list and am taking precautions. I really wished that I could have volunteered to help out. =/ | |
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11th Jan 2011, 11:50 PM
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| Kalos Full Member  Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: If you think of a spectrum... yellow/green Location: Brisbane, QLD Age: 21 Posts: 290 Join Date: Jun 2009 | Re: Queensland Floods The sun was out today for the first time in a while, so hopefully the worst of the rain is done... but the major flooding in Brisbane is more because of the releases from Wivenhoe, and there's nothing that can be done about that. My house isn't going to be affected either, thankfully  |
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12th Jan 2011, 10:16 AM
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| EC chat slayer Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: I'm out to everyone who's important to me Location: Outside of Barrie On Age: 39 Posts: 510 Join Date: Dec 2010 | Re: Queensland Floods My heart goes out to you all. I get periodic flooding in my basement in the spring. I'm not making light of your situation at all. I know how much damage even a little water can do. To have that much, is mind boggling. All i can offer is sympathies and hope that things can clear up, dry up quickly.
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