For us anyway.
Businesses closed early today, and sent home from work at lunchtime we are all sitting here watching the terrible images of damage done by floodwaters. Just now on television we watched a family floating down a debris filled river, sitting on top of their car. Reports coming through said the car just disappeared.
The City Cats, Kookaburra Queen and other boats are heading out to sea, and the water of the Brisbane River is slowly creeping up. It's expected to reach a peak on Thursday, when the floodwaters from the north coincide with a high tide.
But our reality here in our highset home is far from dramatic. The rain has actually stopped, and we only have an overflowing brook nearby which is far from worrisome. The ground is sopping wet, but not flooded, and my roof has stopped dripping.
I heard a man from Toowoomba, which was hit by an enormous wall of water yesterday, say that seeing the flood damage in reality was far different from seeing it on the television.
All I can think of is how lucky we are sitting here watching it on TV.
11 comments:
Hello Ali ,im down in tasmania and iv been glued to the tv its horrific im so sad for all of Queensland its just aweful,,,stay safe
Heidi :-)
Our east coast areas are also flooded but not as bad as Queensland. It is really tragic to see it on TV!
Yep, like others I've been glued to the news tonight too. Terrible. Glad to hear you are OK. Have been wondering and worrying about yourself and other blogger friends in Brisbane.
Hey everyone, yes, I was thinking that people might be worried, and wanted to let everyone out there in other parts of blogland know we are fine. We don't live anywhere near the Brisbane River, and from what I understand the river is going to be the problem over the next few days.
After what happened in Toowoomba yesterday it seems as though Brisbane is forewarned and forearmed for what might come. There was a mass exodus at lunch time today as everyone rushed home from work, and I really noticed how polite and calm everyone was in the traffic. What usually takes me 15 minutes took me well over an hour, and there was not one impatient driver, not one beeped horn, no pushing in.
What's taking place at the moment is really terrible, but it always gives me great hope to see people pulling together and helping one other.
I am being even more dramatic than usual hey :)
*cuddles*
Stay safe and dry!
I'm so sorry for everyone affected by the flood -- it sounds so frightening and heartbreaking. I'm glad to hear you are safely watching it from home.
Just been watching the Toowoomba business on TV - looks absolutely awful. I hope you will continue to be safe. Keep us posted please! If we don't hear from you we will be very worried. :)
We really are fine here Mark, it has stopped raining so it's just the Brisbane River that's a problem here now. We are about to go and check on our appartment in New Farm, which is very close to the river... we have our little old tenant out safe and dry but I have no idea how far the river is up. If we can get through, I'll see if I can get some photos.
Thanks for your concern everyone, how warm and fuzzy do I feel :)
Hi Ali, Glad you're safe. Hope Qld gets some dry weather soon. Cheers.
Thanks Judith, would you believe that it hasn't rained all day here? The first glimpses of sunshine we've had in weeks.
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