Flooding

For the past couple weeks we've been watching on tv about all the flooding in Rockhampton and areas about 700km north of Brisbane. But, in the last few days the flooding has been getting closer and closer to Brisbane.

Yesterday, there was a flash flood in Toowooomba (about 120km west of Brisbane). An 8m wall of water came rushing into the city without warning. 2 people died and 72 are still missing. It's absolutely devastating in Toowoomba. There is debris everywhere: cars piled on top of each other like toys, furniture in the streets.

Now, the floods are affecting Brisbane. The river broke its banks in the CBD and people are being told to evacuate and get to higher ground. There are 32 neighbourhoods on flood watch. The last time Brisbane flooded was in 1974, when 6700 houses were flooded. They expect this flood crisis to possibly be as damaging. It all depends if the Wivenhoe dam can contain the water.

And with all of this, the rain is still pouring down.

Chris and I ventured out this morning to check out how our neighbourhood is faring. There's a lot of water flowing down the streets, and a lot of water falling from the sky. I hope the rain stops soon.