Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Sorry to hear that Fowley My sister just told me our suburb is cut off too. All my life I've heard of the '74 floods so it's hard to imagine WORSE floods going through SE Queensland! Hope you're all okay. I heard 9 dead and 70 missing?
Originally Posted By disney pete It looks horrendous on the news stay safe aussies my heart goes out to them families who have lost loved ones.
Originally Posted By debtee Finally got some news that my parents in law are safe in an evacuation centre. Not sure about their home but at least they are safe. My heart goes out the to family of a little four year old boy that lost his life in Ipswich tonight. The news is scratchy at the moment but it is believed they were trying to rescue the boy and his Mum and the boy was swept away during the rescue. Just heartbreaking!
Originally Posted By Fowley ^^ thats where we are Deb and no word about him here yet either. Good new about the in-laws, so happy they are safe. It is pretty bad here Pete but it's suppose to be worse tomorrow when the water let at from the local dam and flood waters from higher up hit here and Brisbane. LB at least your sis is safe at your house and not in a car somewhere, I have a friend whose hubby is in his car at a carpark somewhere in Kenmore, they are flooded and he can't get home :S
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 I have been sitting here for most of the afternoon and evening watching the news on Channel 9. Except for 9/11, I don't think I have ever been as enthralled and moved by a news story. One thing I am noticing is the wonderful, indomitable Aussie spirit shining through. I LOVED the country woman interviewed in the 7:30 Report tonight who looked completely shell shocked. The only thing that changed her expression was when she suddenly realized the local pub had been wiped out by a gigantic free-floating concrete tank and she replied, "And now we can't even have a cold one!!!" I friggin LOVE us Aussies - we RULE! To all the Banana Benders out there reading this, know that your country stands with you. We here in the West have been traditional "brothers" and "sisters" with our non-daylight saving loving Qld. brethren and we also stand with you now, in your darkest hour, ready to offer aid, support and much needed money. Be safe and all the best!
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I've been thinking about all you Aussies and sending good, DRY, thoughts your way! ~Beth
Originally Posted By disney pete It says on our news here that the 4 yr old boy was rescued but then fell of the rescue boat and was washed away,just so tragic,looking how fast the floods are moving and how high i hope none of you are thinking of going out in the car,as i said before stay safe friends.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Thanks everyone for your nice messages. >>LB at least your sis is safe at your house and not in a car somewhere<< So so true! There are definitely a lot of people worse off, and BIL is home now. My sister's street is expected to go under today, but she's being quite good about it, she says it's sad for the house but at least she and her family are together and safe and not stuck in the house. I hope they don't have too much damage though! My dogs were meant to be at the kennel by now but my sister said she'd mind them for a few days extra... well now they can't get to the kennels of course, and my sister's left for Canberra so my other sister has scored the job of looking after them! Lucky lucky her. They're massive sooks when it rains too...
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>My heart goes out the to family of a little four year old boy that lost his life in Ipswich tonight. The news is scratchy at the moment but it is believed they were trying to rescue the boy and his Mum and the boy was swept away during the rescue. Just heartbreaking! << I've heard very little of this kind of news - I've heard the general kind of news, but not specific stories like this, it's hard to get all the news being so far away. That really is tragic!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Oh my, I didn't know about this 'til now. I'm sending massive positive vibes for the rains to stop and for everyone to stay safe!
Originally Posted By alexbook Sending good thoughts. Can I just say how amazing it is that somebody can be physically isolated from the outside world by a flood and yet can still get on the Internet to chat with their friends on the other side of the world? We live in a time of wonders.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Stay safe all of you! Keep us updated on how you are all doing.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Wow... a friend just told me they're pretty sure the school we work at is going to go under. My sister's next door neighbour's house is underwater too. I'm in a state of shock!!
Originally Posted By disney pete Im shocked for you it's just tragic god knows how long it will take to clean up after its all finished.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Liberty Belle you must be feeling so torn. At the Happiest Place on Earth but your heart is at home. Hopefully your school makes it through, keeping positive thoughts!
Originally Posted By Labuda Sorry to hear about your sister's neighbor, Kez... and sorry if I'm right that that means your sis's house will soon be underwater. I hope they have backup copies of all important family photos and things.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I talked with the Aussies yesterday and they are Safe and Sound! They don't have power but they do have thier cellphone theyare using sparingly due to no power so they can't charge it. They should be back online again by Friday hopefully. But they wanted everyone to know they are just fine.
