The Aussie spirit came to the fore today with thousands of people volunteering to clean affected streets and houses. Here are some detail of the Channel 7 news tonight.
15 January 2011
12 January 2011
The 2011 Flood is heading for Brisbane
The latest about the flood which is now heading towards the state capitol Brisbane. The pictures are from the Brisbane Courier Mail and the commentary is fro the early morning edition of Brisbane's Channel Ten.
11 January 2011
More dramatic Amateur Footage
Things are moving fast in South-East Queensland. Toowoomba resident David Jutsum captured the extraordinary moment when the Chalk Lane Creek overflowed, carrying away cars.
You Tubers capture the flash floods in Toowoomba
The following pictures were captured by amateur You Tubers of the main street in Toowoomba and shown on ABC-TV news:
10 January 2011
09 January 2011
Queensland Floods
You may have seen Diane's blog post of the floods a few days ago <CLICK HERE>
Here are some more pictures of this devastation the state of Queensland is experiencing. These pictures are from the brisbanetimes magazine.
Or you may want to watch this CNN Video - CLICK HERE
Or you may want to watch this CNN Video - CLICK HERE
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| A man walks from his house to the neighbour's on the roof of the carport |
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| A man tries his luck fishing from his front steps |
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| The only way to get around the streets is in a boat |
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| A family rescues their important papers such as the Insurance Policy |
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| A couple of women rescue their pets |
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| This man's face says it all while he is sitting on his car |
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| Centre of Bundaberg |
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| This sign at the entrance of Rockhampton reads WELCOME TO ROCKHAMPTON |
Of course City of Brisbane is no stranger to flooding. Below is St Lucia during the floods in 1974
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| Brisbane St Lucia in 1974 |
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