Nature Toowoomba floods

Toowoomba floods · 05:03 PM

Toowoomba gets hit by severe flash flooding totally unawares on the 10th of January, 2011. High numbers of casualties, innumerable cars and properties destroyed and countless farms wiped out. We continually get warnings of ongoing severe weather in the area and the devastation is still going on...

'Instant inland tsunami' kills eight

Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley flash floods claim at least eight lives, dozens missing | Courier Mail

Death toll rises to eight | Toowoomba News | Local News in Toowoomba | Toowoomba Chronicle

These are photos I managed to take in the wake of the floods, still going on after over 100mm of rainfall fell over half an hour yesterday. These images do not show the extent of the flooding that immersed the city yesterday...

One of those freak events that no-one could have foreseen...

BillM · 01-11-2011, 10:20 PM

Threats unseen, such as dysentery, cholera..etc, are very real in flooding such as this.
If I might be so foward, would like to remind folks that organizations such as the
Red Cross of Australia, that do so much in times likes these
can always use a little more help.
Queensland is in our hearts and prayers.

**Ash** · 01-11-2011, 11:19 PM

Indeed we've already had reports of E. coli infesting the water in Chinchilla, so diarrhoeal illnesses will soon follow.

**Bob Harris** · 01-12-2011, 12:31 AM

We just saw the newest report on the flooding, you are all in our prayers. Bob

**ChipB** · 01-12-2011, 02:42 AM

Water is an amazing, unstoppable force! Our thoughts and prayers are with you - and all our brothers "down under"!

**Ash** · 01-12-2011, 04:25 AM

This is a harrowing account of the surviving children of a couple in Spring Bluff, just down the Range, who saw their parents swept away from in front of them: The seconds that separated life and death | The Australian

The man of this couple that perished was a cousin of a very close family friend.

**dcmsox2004** · 01-12-2011, 07:50 AM

sobering series ash.... most times we read about the happenings so far from our homes, your series reminds us of how vulnerable we all are to mother natures' fury.... hope this situation resolves itself with gods' speed.... thinking of you and yours during these trying times.... dave m

**Ash** · 01-12-2011, 01:53 PM

Thanks Dave.

All eyes on Brisbane now: Australia floods shut down Brisbane | Video | Reuters.com

Death toll up to 12, 72 still missing.

Last edited by Ash; 01-12-2011 at 02:06 PM.

**Tamia** · 01-12-2011, 02:07 PM

Every day I hope to hear better news for you folks, but it still looks bad. Best wishes, Ash and all the rest of you in the affected region.

**Ash** · 01-12-2011, 07:05 PM

The flood has peaked at just under 4.5 metres with over 15,000 businesses and 36,000 properties flooded. More than 1,000 evacuated and the CBD is a ghost town.

Hopefully this is the worst of it - now is the painstaking wait for the floodwaters to subside and begin the cleanup operation.

TOUGEFC · 01-12-2011, 08:07 PM

There is another live news stream here-
Ninemsn newsroom

**Ash** · 01-12-2011, 08:16 PM

Kudos to this lady in spite of her shortcomings (as we all have) who has given her heart and soul to seeing the state through this natural disaster, working tirelessly without sleep to ensure everything is in place to avert any further human losses.

Video | ninemsn news

Death toll at 13 with Brisbane's first fatality, 70 still unaccounted for.
>115,000 dwellings without power.

TOUGEFC · 01-12-2011, 08:49 PM

Death toll, now 15, 61 people still missing.

Edit, just watching the chopper camera, i see the CR Kennedy building got flooded too.

**Ash** · 01-12-2011, 11:50 PM

Goondiwindi, a town close to my heart, is also now threatened by the rising waters of the McIntyre river, possibly breaking past the levee set up along the river some time tonight.

Our thoughts are with the residents of the lovely town.

Flood threatens Goondiwindi - ABC Southern Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nail-biting wait as flood heads for Goondiwindi

**RichardS** · 01-13-2011, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by Ash

Goondiwindi, a town close to my heart, is also now threatened by the rising waters of the McIntyre river, possibly breaking past the levee set up along the river some time tonight.

Our thoughts are with the residents of the lovely town.

Flood threatens Goondiwindi - ABC Southern Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nail-biting wait as flood heads for Goondiwindi

Ash, are your statues at any risk? It looks like it's expected to get very close to the top of the levee.

I associate Goondiwindi with mid-morning (to me) coffee at the roadhouse on Boundary Road (Leichhardt Hwy) after leaving Coonabarabran at around 5:00am; and the truly valiant efforts of the American woman who does text-to-speech on my GPS to handle words like Goondiwindi (pretty good) or Leichhardt - 'leech - hurt' (ouch). I feel free when I get there.

Some advice: if your wife wants raisin toast because she didn't want breakfast at 4:30am in Coonabarabran and she wasn't really awake for the 6:00am snack stop at Narrabri or the 7:00am coffee in Moree, check how long it's going to take to plant the grape vine that they are going to use for the grapes that will shrivel in the sun to make the raisins.

Richard.

**Ash** · 01-13-2011, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by RichardS

Some advice: if your wife wants raisin toast because she didn't want breakfast at 4:30am in Coonabarabran and she wasn't really awake for the 6:00am snack stop at Narrabri or the 7:00am coffee in Moree, check how long it's going to take to plant the grape vine that they are going to use for the grapes that will shrivel in the sun to make the raisins.

Richard.

Haha! With the weather we're having it's gonna take days to make raisins!
I'd like to hear the GPS try 'Nhulumbuy'.

I hope Gundy will be spared - those monuments are a cultural icon.
Keep them in prayer overnight...

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01-12-2011, 08:49 PM	#57
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BillM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ferguson, Mo. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,348	Threats unseen, such as dysentery, cholera..etc, are very real in flooding such as this. If I might be so foward, would like to remind folks that organizations such as the Red Cross of Australia, that do so much in times likes these can always use a little more help. Queensland is in our hearts and prayers.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Indeed we've already had reports of E. coli infesting the water in Chinchilla, so diarrhoeal illnesses will soon follow.

01-12-2011, 12:31 AM	#48
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	We just saw the newest report on the flooding, you are all in our prayers. Bob

01-12-2011, 02:42 AM	#49
ChipB Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Eau Claire, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,717	Water is an amazing, unstoppable force! Our thoughts and prayers are with you - and all our brothers "down under"!

01-12-2011, 04:25 AM	#50
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	This is a harrowing account of the surviving children of a couple in Spring Bluff, just down the Range, who saw their parents swept away from in front of them: The seconds that separated life and death \| The Australian The man of this couple that perished was a cousin of a very close family friend.

01-12-2011, 07:50 AM	#51
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	sobering series ash.... most times we read about the happenings so far from our homes, your series reminds us of how vulnerable we all are to mother natures' fury.... hope this situation resolves itself with gods' speed.... thinking of you and yours during these trying times.... dave m

01-12-2011, 01:53 PM	#52
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Thanks Dave. All eyes on Brisbane now: Australia floods shut down Brisbane \| Video \| Reuters.com Death toll up to 12, 72 still missing. Last edited by Ash; 01-12-2011 at 02:06 PM.

01-12-2011, 02:07 PM	#53
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Every day I hope to hear better news for you folks, but it still looks bad. Best wishes, Ash and all the rest of you in the affected region.

01-12-2011, 07:05 PM	#54
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	The flood has peaked at just under 4.5 metres with over 15,000 businesses and 36,000 properties flooded. More than 1,000 evacuated and the CBD is a ghost town. Hopefully this is the worst of it - now is the painstaking wait for the floodwaters to subside and begin the cleanup operation.

01-12-2011, 08:07 PM	#55
TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	There is another live news stream here- Ninemsn newsroom

01-12-2011, 08:16 PM	#56
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Kudos to this lady in spite of her shortcomings (as we all have) who has given her heart and soul to seeing the state through this natural disaster, working tirelessly without sleep to ensure everything is in place to avert any further human losses. Video \| ninemsn news Death toll at 13 with Brisbane's first fatality, 70 still unaccounted for. >115,000 dwellings without power.

01-12-2011, 11:50 PM	#58
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Goondiwindi, a town close to my heart, is also now threatened by the rising waters of the McIntyre river, possibly breaking past the levee set up along the river some time tonight. Our thoughts are with the residents of the lovely town. Flood threatens Goondiwindi - ABC Southern Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Nail-biting wait as flood heads for Goondiwindi

01-13-2011, 03:09 AM	#59
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by Ash Goondiwindi, a town close to my heart, is also now threatened by the rising waters of the McIntyre river, possibly breaking past the levee set up along the river some time tonight. Our thoughts are with the residents of the lovely town. Flood threatens Goondiwindi - ABC Southern Queensland - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Nail-biting wait as flood heads for Goondiwindi Ash, are your statues at any risk? It looks like it's expected to get very close to the top of the levee. I associate Goondiwindi with mid-morning (to me) coffee at the roadhouse on Boundary Road (Leichhardt Hwy) after leaving Coonabarabran at around 5:00am; and the truly valiant efforts of the American woman who does text-to-speech on my GPS to handle words like Goondiwindi (pretty good) or Leichhardt - 'leech - hurt' (ouch). I feel free when I get there. Some advice: if your wife wants raisin toast because she didn't want breakfast at 4:30am in Coonabarabran and she wasn't really awake for the 6:00am snack stop at Narrabri or the 7:00am coffee in Moree, check how long it's going to take to plant the grape vine that they are going to use for the grapes that will shrivel in the sun to make the raisins. Richard.

01-13-2011, 04:49 AM	#60
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Originally posted by RichardS Some advice: if your wife wants raisin toast because she didn't want breakfast at 4:30am in Coonabarabran and she wasn't really awake for the 6:00am snack stop at Narrabri or the 7:00am coffee in Moree, check how long it's going to take to plant the grape vine that they are going to use for the grapes that will shrivel in the sun to make the raisins. Richard. Haha! With the weather we're having it's gonna take days to make raisins! I'd like to hear the GPS try 'Nhulumbuy'. I hope Gundy will be spared - those monuments are a cultural icon. Keep them in prayer overnight...