Australian Floods

junior1 · 01-12-2011, 03:11 PM

Wow, that's very unfortunate. My prayers go out to all of those people struggling down there.

Astronomer · 01-12-2011, 03:39 PM

Queensland is quite a large state, it's probably about 7 times larger than the UK. So not all of it is affected by the floods, but a lot of it is, which makes the scale of the whole thing immense. And yeah I know what you mean mojo, you see images like this in the news all the time but I've never seen anything like this in the country that I live to this degree! You just assume stuff like this will never happen to you or your friends.

FETCHER. · 01-12-2011, 03:41 PM

That's the scary thing, you never think it'll happen to you, but it often can

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**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-15-2011, 06:53 PM

I've been following it on the news every night, I really feel for the poor people affected by the floods. I consider Australians like close siblings so I am glad my country is helping the way they can by sending the Army over and raising funds.

s_k · 01-15-2011, 08:00 PM

Following it on the news here, too. It looks awful.
I had the idea this sort of thing never happened in Australia.

FETCHER. · 01-19-2011, 07:20 AM

im pretty sure the UK are giving a helping hand, or atleast planning to im sure.

Howard the Duck · 01-19-2011, 07:33 AM

it's raining pretty heavily here also (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) at this rate it'd be another 1971 (only time KL flooded)

s_k · 01-19-2011, 01:39 PM

let's hope that woin't happen, then!
Welcome by the way, Il Duce

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I believe this is the first posting I see from you.

Astronomer · 01-19-2011, 10:57 PM

The floods have eased up but many suburbs are still underwater, people are starting to clean up the layer of mud that has covered the entire state and volunteers are coming from everywhere to clean up the mess. The death toll has only just climbed to 20 which is sad but comforting as it's not nearly as bad as the bushfires a couple of years ago that killed 200 people. But yeah they expect to find more bodies as the water clears.

Sad, sad.

Howard the Duck · 01-20-2011, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

let's hope that woin't happen, then!
Welcome by the way, Il Duce

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I believe this is the first posting I see from you.

my first post in this thread - i've had had other posts

01-12-2011, 03:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Queensland is quite a large state, it's probably about 7 times larger than the UK. So not all of it is affected by the floods, but a lot of it is, which makes the scale of the whole thing immense. And yeah I know what you mean mojo, you see images like this in the news all the time but I've never seen anything like this in the country that I live to this degree! You just assume stuff like this will never happen to you or your friends. __________________

01-15-2011, 06:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I've been following it on the news every night, I really feel for the poor people affected by the floods. I consider Australians like close siblings so I am glad my country is helping the way they can by sending the Army over and raising funds. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

01-15-2011, 08:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Following it on the news here, too. It looks awful. I had the idea this sort of thing never happened in Australia. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-19-2011, 01:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	let's hope that woin't happen, then! Welcome by the way, Il Duce . I believe this is the first posting I see from you. __________________ Click here to see my collection

01-19-2011, 10:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	The floods have eased up but many suburbs are still underwater, people are starting to clean up the layer of mud that has covered the entire state and volunteers are coming from everywhere to clean up the mess. The death toll has only just climbed to 20 which is sad but comforting as it's not nearly as bad as the bushfires a couple of years ago that killed 200 people. But yeah they expect to find more bodies as the water clears. Sad, sad. __________________

01-12-2011, 03:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
junior1 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11	Wow, that's very unfortunate. My prayers go out to all of those people struggling down there.

01-19-2011, 07:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	it's raining pretty heavily here also (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) at this rate it'd be another 1971 (only time KL flooded)