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I know this is not neccessary ms related but it is in that we have members living in Queensland.
Incase you havent heard about it we are having very severe flooding that is the worst disaster there. To give you an ide the capital of Qld - Brisbane is flooding & being evacuated.
Toowoomba which is a main city had a sudden flood - literally cars tumbled over each other, they were suddenly flash floods. Higher than cars, over bridges & washing them away instantly. This has been called an inland tsunami.
100's & thousands of people no longer have a home & are in emergency centres.
There are now photos coming through of blocks where there was a house & the whole house was taken by the sudden flood of water with families in them that others could here screaming.
We are talking of barely being able to see roofs of houses in suburban areas.
There has been no warning for some of the areas, it has been flash flooding with more water than ever seen. Mini tsunami, call it what ever you like it is tragedy after 19 days of torrential rain.
yahoo.com.au & choose 7 news & you read some of the stories & see photos.
There are 8 confirmed dead but could be 100's missing & some aren't reported yet. There was horrifying video of cars with families in them being thrown around in flooded roads & no one could get to them or when they got back to them with helicopters they couldnt be found. Watching a house float past down the street has been happening in various areas of Queensland.
Please pray, send positive thoughts, whatever your ways are just keep them in your thoughts, esp as the floods are said to be spreading to a lot of other states & we could have parts of 5 states with flooding (we have 7) by the weekend. Have just announced some areas could get 150mm water in 1-3 days.
Thanks in advance
Sue in Melbourne, Australia.
Incase you havent heard about it we are having very severe flooding that is the worst disaster there. To give you an ide the capital of Qld - Brisbane is flooding & being evacuated.
Toowoomba which is a main city had a sudden flood - literally cars tumbled over each other, they were suddenly flash floods. Higher than cars, over bridges & washing them away instantly. This has been called an inland tsunami.
100's & thousands of people no longer have a home & are in emergency centres.
There are now photos coming through of blocks where there was a house & the whole house was taken by the sudden flood of water with families in them that others could here screaming.
We are talking of barely being able to see roofs of houses in suburban areas.
There has been no warning for some of the areas, it has been flash flooding with more water than ever seen. Mini tsunami, call it what ever you like it is tragedy after 19 days of torrential rain.
yahoo.com.au & choose 7 news & you read some of the stories & see photos.
There are 8 confirmed dead but could be 100's missing & some aren't reported yet. There was horrifying video of cars with families in them being thrown around in flooded roads & no one could get to them or when they got back to them with helicopters they couldnt be found. Watching a house float past down the street has been happening in various areas of Queensland.
Please pray, send positive thoughts, whatever your ways are just keep them in your thoughts, esp as the floods are said to be spreading to a lot of other states & we could have parts of 5 states with flooding (we have 7) by the weekend. Have just announced some areas could get 150mm water in 1-3 days.
Thanks in advance
Sue in Melbourne, Australia.
One of her carers has been killed in the floods & another local as well.
It is getting worse for sure here.
We have been having a lot of heavy rain here too which makes it hard on the scooter. City areas are ok thankfully.
The temps are in high 20's & humidity is about 85% so playing havoc with ms symptoms too. Have got a horrid band of tingles/tightness around forehead which wont go away. Not allowed to be anything as we go on holidays beginning feb with a 23 night cruise.
Hugs to all,
Sue
There are total families missing as well as lots of individuals unaccounted for.currently there are 15 confirmed dead but it will unfortunately rise.
Homes are under water right up to eaves right through the suburbs & areas. It is absolutely horrifying to watch.
It is going to take weeks/months before some people can go back to their homes & business. There are thousands in the evacuation centres with a lot only have the clothes on their backs.
There is now real threat of disease as well with the river/flood waters there is rubbish, the size of boats, water tanks, & furniture as well as anything the water has picked up on its way. There could be sewerage in the water & they are trying to get people to stay out of it. Of course some are trying to get back to their homes to see if anything left & the water is right up their necks when they walk or in other areas boat access is the only way too.
It is a terrible time & the people there are of course stressed, traumatised & dont know what if anything they have left. They are also fearful about others that are missing too.
Your prayers are appreciated.
Best regards,
tt
It hasnt got as much publicitiy but other parts of Australia are also suffering with floods. They are not as sudden as Qld was so most are getting some warning & some are able to save things in advance, others are not that lucky. There are a lot of towns in Victoria that are getting flooded & losing everything, some of these towns were flooded back in September so only just got themselves back together. & been inundated again & worse this time. Some towns have not been flooded for more than 200 years.
It is still going now, there are towns that are cut off, split in two with no contact to others. No electricity, food, sewerage etc.
They will rebuild but it will take time for sure.
Please keep all of Australia in your prayers as we have sure got some horrible things happening, there are floods in Qld, parts of NSW & Vic & there were bushfires over the other side of Australia in Perth. I think they are out now. There is a lot of needs there all over the country with a lot of people having lost everything.
Thanks for following our devastation too.