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My thoughts go out to the Aussie's dealing with the flooding.
Brisbane flooding
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AnonyMary
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Unstoppable tide hits Brisbane
This is a terrible situation. I'm praying for these people and hope everyone reading this will do so as well.
Brisbane flood alert as Wivenhoe threatens to spill over | Herald SunBrisbane suburbs evacuate - Herald Sun - Brian Williams - 12 minutes ago
Weather Bureau forecaster Peter Baddiley warned of fast river and creek rises west of Brisbane as flood waters from the Lockyer Valley and surrounding ...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...ns-to-spill-over/story-e6frf7l6-1225985422016
Unstoppable tide hits Brisbane January 11, 2011 - 2:19PM .AAP
The Brisbane River has broken its banks with evacuations underway in the heart of the city amid fears Brisbane will see its worst flooding since the 1974 disaster.
Office towers on Eagle Street are being emptied, along with businesses in Fortitude Valley, and flood waters are creeping into the inner-city suburb of West End, where residents have been told to get to higher ground.
Evacuations are also underway on Brisbane's northside at Albion and Bowen Hills, the ABC reported.
Advertisement: Story continues below Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is due to brief the media at 1pm (AEST).
It's feared Brisbane could be about to experience its worst flood since the catastrophic 1974 event, when at least 6700 homes were partially or totally flooded in the Brisbane metropolitan area.
The Wivenhoe dam was subsequently built to the protect the city.
The Brisbane City Council has released a list of 32 at-risk suburbs.
On Monday it warned 200 properties could be flooded, most in the areas of Rocklea, Albion, Milton and Auchenflower.
But the situation has worsened since then, and that warning was issued before flash flooding tore through Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane.
Premier Anna Bligh on Tuesday said urgent modelling was being carried out to determine how the Toowoomba deluge would affect the situation in the capital, and west at Ipswich where evacuation alerts are also in place.
She said the water that fell in the Toowoomba area would move into the catchment of the Wivenhoe dam, and from there it must be released, at a controlled rate, into the Brisbane River.
Releases from the dam are being ramped up to cope with the enormous volume of water its holding back.
"Releases from Wivenhoe are not optional, there is no discretion here," the premier told reporters on Tuesday.
Some residents at Ipswich were also evacuating areas close to the rising Bremer River on Tuesday.
"I'm told by the experts we are likely to see levels similar to the dreadful 1974 floods," Mayor Paul Pisasale said.
The floods of '74 flooded 1800 homes and businesses in Ipswich, and 41 homes were washed away.
On Tuesday, the Wivenhoe Dam was at 173 per cent capacity. It can take up to 200 per cent. Somerset dam, which feeds into Wivenhoe, was at 160 per cent, the SEQ Water Grid said.
It said controlled releases from Wivenhoe would need to be increased further on Tuesday.
"These releases are being made in consultation with the Bureau of Meteorology and local councils and aim to limit downstream impacts where possible," it said.
"Note, these large releases are necessary for the safe management of the dam."
It said water levels in Somerset were expected to continue to rise on Tuesday and areas around Kilcoy were likely to be impacted by the rising dam levels.
Residents in the upper Somerset townships of Kilcoy, Jimna and Linville are being urged to conserve water due to the impacts of local flooding on water infrastructure.
Water Grid spokesperson Dan Spiller said vital water infrastructure in those areas had been damaged by flood waters, cutting off the raw water supply.
"We have a limited supply in local reservoirs that is expected to last one to three days. However, we will ensure that critical supplies are maintained. In the meantime, we are asking people to conserve water while we repair equipment and organise alternative supplies," he said.
In Jimna and Linville, rising waters have impacted infrastructure that supports the region's supply.
Approximately 1,000 residents on town water across these three areas were affected, it said.
"We are asking people to restrict non-essential water use ...," Mr Spiller said.
Car parks in Brisbane's CBD have opened their boom gates and advised people to get their cars out.
Sky News was reporting all public transport services in the city would be suspended within the hour.
CityCat and CityFerry services on the Brisbane River have already been suspended.
© 2011 AAP
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/unstoppable-tide-hits-brisbane-20110111-19lq0.html
Facebook and Twitter key for Toowoomba and Queensland flood information | The Daily Telegraph
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...lood-information/story-e6freuy9-1225985571656
This is a terrible situation. I'm praying for these people and hope everyone reading this will do so as well.Brisbane flood alert as Wivenhoe threatens to spill over | Herald SunBrisbane suburbs evacuate - Herald Sun - Brian Williams - 12 minutes ago
Weather Bureau forecaster Peter Baddiley warned of fast river and creek rises west of Brisbane as flood waters from the Lockyer Valley and surrounding ...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...ns-to-spill-over/story-e6frf7l6-1225985422016
Unstoppable tide hits Brisbane January 11, 2011 - 2:19PM .AAP
The Brisbane River has broken its banks with evacuations underway in the heart of the city amid fears Brisbane will see its worst flooding since the 1974 disaster.
Office towers on Eagle Street are being emptied, along with businesses in Fortitude Valley, and flood waters are creeping into the inner-city suburb of West End, where residents have been told to get to higher ground.
Evacuations are also underway on Brisbane's northside at Albion and Bowen Hills, the ABC reported.
Advertisement: Story continues below Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is due to brief the media at 1pm (AEST).
It's feared Brisbane could be about to experience its worst flood since the catastrophic 1974 event, when at least 6700 homes were partially or totally flooded in the Brisbane metropolitan area.
The Wivenhoe dam was subsequently built to the protect the city.
The Brisbane City Council has released a list of 32 at-risk suburbs.
On Monday it warned 200 properties could be flooded, most in the areas of Rocklea, Albion, Milton and Auchenflower.
But the situation has worsened since then, and that warning was issued before flash flooding tore through Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane.
Premier Anna Bligh on Tuesday said urgent modelling was being carried out to determine how the Toowoomba deluge would affect the situation in the capital, and west at Ipswich where evacuation alerts are also in place.
She said the water that fell in the Toowoomba area would move into the catchment of the Wivenhoe dam, and from there it must be released, at a controlled rate, into the Brisbane River.
Releases from the dam are being ramped up to cope with the enormous volume of water its holding back.
"Releases from Wivenhoe are not optional, there is no discretion here," the premier told reporters on Tuesday.
Some residents at Ipswich were also evacuating areas close to the rising Bremer River on Tuesday.
"I'm told by the experts we are likely to see levels similar to the dreadful 1974 floods," Mayor Paul Pisasale said.
The floods of '74 flooded 1800 homes and businesses in Ipswich, and 41 homes were washed away.
On Tuesday, the Wivenhoe Dam was at 173 per cent capacity. It can take up to 200 per cent. Somerset dam, which feeds into Wivenhoe, was at 160 per cent, the SEQ Water Grid said.
It said controlled releases from Wivenhoe would need to be increased further on Tuesday.
"These releases are being made in consultation with the Bureau of Meteorology and local councils and aim to limit downstream impacts where possible," it said.
"Note, these large releases are necessary for the safe management of the dam."
It said water levels in Somerset were expected to continue to rise on Tuesday and areas around Kilcoy were likely to be impacted by the rising dam levels.
Residents in the upper Somerset townships of Kilcoy, Jimna and Linville are being urged to conserve water due to the impacts of local flooding on water infrastructure.
Water Grid spokesperson Dan Spiller said vital water infrastructure in those areas had been damaged by flood waters, cutting off the raw water supply.
"We have a limited supply in local reservoirs that is expected to last one to three days. However, we will ensure that critical supplies are maintained. In the meantime, we are asking people to conserve water while we repair equipment and organise alternative supplies," he said.
In Jimna and Linville, rising waters have impacted infrastructure that supports the region's supply.
Approximately 1,000 residents on town water across these three areas were affected, it said.
"We are asking people to restrict non-essential water use ...," Mr Spiller said.
Car parks in Brisbane's CBD have opened their boom gates and advised people to get their cars out.
Sky News was reporting all public transport services in the city would be suspended within the hour.
CityCat and CityFerry services on the Brisbane River have already been suspended.
© 2011 AAP
Brought to you by
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/unstoppable-tide-hits-brisbane-20110111-19lq0.html
Facebook and Twitter key for Toowoomba and Queensland flood information | The Daily Telegraph
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...lood-information/story-e6freuy9-1225985571656
CRISIS
Brisbane river is breaking it's banks, affecting 30+ suburbs...
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8194970/floodwaters-creep-into-brisbane
Brisbane river is breaking it's banks, affecting 30+ suburbs...
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8194970/floodwaters-creep-into-brisbane
Ogsonofgroo
Crusader
Yikerz!
any live feed links? we just have local crap here hours later. What a ...... oi, heart> breaking
Got my broadband up and running but can't pick up Oz atm
any live feed links? we just have local crap here hours later. What a ...... oi, heart> breaking
Got my broadband up and running but can't pick up Oz atm
Panda Termint
Cabal Of One
Up to date news here http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Latest
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/8629456/flood-peak-to-break-1974-levels/
Torrential rain continues to swamp south-east Queensland, with fears up to 6,500 homes across could be flooded in the next two days.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/8629456/flood-peak-to-break-1974-levels/
Torrential rain continues to swamp south-east Queensland, with fears up to 6,500 homes across could be flooded in the next two days.
Story bridge was jam packed with people trying to leave the city and it really looks chaotic. 
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Shiny & Free
The hard thing is peaks have not yet been reached, this will continue for days as the water moves south as well.
Miss Pert
Silver Meritorious Patron
My Mum's in the Lockyer Valley region in a place called Brightview. I just spoke to her and water is starting to get into the lowset houses across the road, those on stilts are, so far, okay but the run off from Toowoomba probably won't reach her for another 24 hours. Mind you in all this doom and gloom she's still got a sense of humour, she just told me she was shaving her legs because you can't be filmed being air lifted into a helicopter on the news with hairy legs.
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Shiny & Free
Oh bless her heart! Praying she is ok.
The news just now said peak expected to be 22 metres.
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Shiny & Free
Situation to get worst as level expected to go OVER highest level of 1974 floods on Thur ,,, I am turning off the TV
Are you safe yourself?
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Shiny & Free
75% of Queensland has been declared a disaster area.
Power to go out in Brisbane tomorrow affecting 100,000 people.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/w...flooding-crisis-continues-20110110-19l56.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/spooked-city-steels-for-the-unthinkable-20110111-19mri.html
Power to go out in Brisbane tomorrow affecting 100,000 people.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/w...flooding-crisis-continues-20110110-19l56.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/spooked-city-steels-for-the-unthinkable-20110111-19mri.html
Mrs Pattycake
Patron with Honors
The video footage is incredible - cars being swept up like leaves. So many are affected. Queensland is huge and 75% of the state has been declared a natural disaster. Mining, agriculture both crops and meat production, businesses in small towns and peoples homes have all been devastated as well as lives lost.
My thoughts go out to all of those suffering. And Lohan -keep safe.
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My thoughts go out to all of those suffering. And Lohan -keep safe.
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afaceinthecrowd
Gold Meritorious Patron
This is so sad. I've been to Brisbane a few times and travelled a chunk of Qeensland...great town...best of folks you'd ever want to be with.
My heart goes out to all y'all.
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My heart goes out to all y'all.
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