[GSBN] photos of Toowoomba yesterday ....

Tue Jan 11 21:37:27 UTC 2011

All our best to you--

John

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:54 PM, Chris Newton <chris at newtonhouse.info>wrote:

>   Thanks Bohdan
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> Those pictures captures what words barely can. Toowoomba is 100 km west of
> us. These pictures are unbelievable because the city is on top of a range,
> so its own catchment is little more then what comes from the heavens. For
> the last decade it has struggled with water supply due to droughts and dam
> levels around 8%. There are still 66 people missing from this event.
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> Floods come and go, but nothing can describe the the vast area of Australia
> that has been impacted by this disaster.
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> Queensland is completely saturated and every day there are new towns going
> under water. It seems that there is not a major river system involved.  An
> upper Brisbane river town has just told everyone to get on their roof now
> due to risk of further flash floods. The Wivenhoe Dam above was full with
> all flood gates open yesterday. In a couple of hours this morning the dam
> received a further 200mm (8 inches) + catchment area input.
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> We have just been told that Brisbane River has broken its banks in the city
> and prepare for floods in Brisbane (Qld capital) that should peak on
> Thursday. These will be record flood levels. Our evacuation centres have now
> been open. Col and I are high and dry.
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> Not much we can do at present till the floods reside but I will get in and
> help clean homes as I did as a child in Brisbane 1974 floods.
>
> Chris and Col
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>   *From:* Bohdan Dorniak <bdco at adam.com.au>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 11, 2011 1:05 PM
> *To:* '(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network'<GSBN at greenbuilder.com>
> *Subject:* [GSBN] photos of Toowoomba yesterday ....
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> *From:* Matiasz, Sophia2 (DFEEST) [mailto:Sophia2.Matiasz at sa.gov.au]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 11 January 2011 12:21 PM
> *To:* 'bdco at adam.com.au'
> *Subject:* FW: a few photos of Toowoomba yesterday ....
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> Hi all
> These are some photos of what is currently happening in Australia.This is a
> flash flood in Toowoomba, Queensland.
> I know that Chris Newton is looking at the re construction of the Visitor's
> Centre at Emarald - I wish her and her helpers all the best.
> Bohdan Dorniak
> Treasurer, AUSBALE
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>  *Subject:* FW: a few photos of Toowoomba yesterday ....
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