Chloe_Martin Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hey, the king tides havent even come in yet its going to get bad when they come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace. Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm so relieved the peak wasn't as high as predicted. Now the flood's moving further south - a town in Victoria has been evacuated after a total of about 150mL rain fell in the past two days, making it the wettest January on record! It's crazy, because this is bushfire season down there! I can only hope things don't get as bad down south. It's so sad watching the news and seeing all these little towns that I've driven through a number of times, just completely wiped out. It'll take years for all these little communities to rebuild! Things are looking up around my area though, the shelves are beginning to be restocked on supermarkets (just two days ago people were fighting over items, police even had to come in and break up a fight once or twice... pathetic), though we haven't had any mail or freight (for the family business) since christmas eve. But I'm not complaining, we are some of the luckiest people to have come through this disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Danish text-TV, Swedish SVT and German ZDFtext: THE WATER LEVEL HAS PEAKED IN AUSTRALIA The massive floods in Australia's third-largest city BRISBANE peaked yesterday evening central European time without reaching the expected level according to Australian police. The water level of the BRISBANE river was measured at 4.45m above normal level which is 1m below the disaster level. The floods cost at least 18 human lives, and 78 are still missing (SVT). Economists believe that the costs of rebuilding Queensland will amount to 6 billion Australian dollars. 30,000 houses and businesses are destroyed. 12,000 houses are destroyed in Brisbane. 100,000 were forced to leave their homes. 100,000 households are without power / electricity. Brisbane is thinking of rebuilding, and mayor Campbell Newmann encouraged the inhabitants to take part in the rebuilding as part of clean-up teams. According to Swedish text-TV on SVT, the first death in Brisbane has been confirmed. At least two thirds of Queensland are affected by the disaster. Even the neighbouring state of NEW SOUTH WALES is hard hit. Roads, bridges, railways and other infrastructure are destroyed or damaged. Worst damaged are TOWOOMBA and the Lockyerdal area west of Brisbane. The whole community there is washed away. The important coal industry has been paralyzed. The authorities warn against MORE RAIN and FLOODS in coming weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Lockyerdal? LOCKYER VALLEY. Silly news people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherrwhfer Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Lockyerdal? LOCKYER VALLEY. Silly news people! Dal means valley in Danish, so it's just not translated :blank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe_Martin Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 well its good that the water is going down a bit and theres a lot of basic needs being transported to Queensland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Swedish SVT and German ZDFtext: AUSTRALIA FLOODS STINKING MUD COVERING QUEENSLAND The water has started to recede in the flood-hit Queensland leaving thick, stinking, knee-deep mud. In many streets in BRISBANE the mud is knee-deep. Large parts of the infrastructure and the coal mines have been paralyzed. It may take 6 months to pump away all the water. Parts of Queensland remain isolated. At least 16 died, and 50 are missing. Prognoses forecast more rain in the coming months. Danish TV2, news showed some pictures of a quarter covered with mud. House owners had started cleaning up and people were helping each other. Good to hear, Chloe, that supplies are arriving. UPDATES: 33 died in Australia. 46 towns flooded. (17.1.11) In QUEENSLAND an area as big as SOUTH AFRICA is flooded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 News article on 15.1.11 in relation to Australia and the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef Threatened By Australian Flood Waters posted by: Beth Buczynski http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/australian-floodwaters-threaten-barrier-reef/ As flood waters start to recede from the streets of Queensland, Brisbane and other cities hit hard by the weeks of relentless rain, experts are saying that the Great Barrier Reef--the world's largest natural reef system--could be in danger. Plumes of dirty, fresh water from the Burdekin, Fitzroy and Burnett rivers are flowing into the ocean off the coast of Queensland, carrying with it a toxic mix of nutrients, sediment and pesticides from agricultural run-off as well as unknown amounts of trace metals from flooded mines that could be lethal to the living organisms that make up the reef. According to NewScientist, the inundation of silt introduced by the fresh water threatens to clog the delicate coral reef, while the drop in salinity may also be problematic for the stenohaline organisms. The AP reports that weeks of relentless rains and flooding across Australia's northeast have already resulted in the deaths of 26 people, and an additional 20 people are still missing. For years extreme drought conditions have threatened both the people and wildlife of Australia, but recent torrential downpours caused flooding to reach over 14 feet in some urban areas. CNN.com reports that currently the biggest plumes of fresh water reach about 200 kilometers (124 miles) north from the mouths of the Fitzroy and Burnett Rivers, and stretch around 70 kilometers (43 miles) off the coast. "These are extraordinary events. The whole of the inner-shore reef lagoon filled with river water," Jon Brodie, Principle Researcher for the James Cook University's Australian Center for Tropical Freshwater Research told CNN. As for the cause of the sudden flooding? Brodie with other experts about what triggered the heavy rain: "It was predicted. It certainly fits the pattern of severe weather events from climate change modeling." FLOODS IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA 15.1.11 The floods have culminated in Queensland. In BRISBANE, ten thousands of voluntaries are cleaning up after the high water levels in the last couple of weeks. Thousands are now leaving communities further South, and the number of fleeing is rising fast. 29 communities are threatened by the water masses. In the state of VICTORIA at least 2,000 have been forced to leave their homes. Danish TV2, news has a reporter in GRANTHAM, Australia - one of the worst-hit towns. It looks like a WARZONE or like it had been hit by an EARTHQUAKE. More than 70% of Queensland has been declared in a state of emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Situation in Australia Saturday evening on 15.1.11 German ZDFtext (in the evening C.E.T.): 22,000 VOLUNTARIES ASSISTING IN CLEANING UP AFTER THE FLOOD DISASTER IN BRISBANE - SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA NOW HIT With their feet in mud, 22,000 voluntaries have assisted the flood victims in Queensland's capital, BRISBANE in connection with cleaning up. The helpers are - with difficulty - fighting their way through the mountains of rubble / debris blocking the streets of Brisbane since the flood. The floods destroyed or damaged 17,000 houses and 3,000 businesses in Brisbane. 30,000 households are without power / electricity. In Queensland a total of 16 people have died. Damage amounts to billions of Australian dollar. 2,500 people are now in emergency shelters in southern Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 News on 16.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA News on 16.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA German ZDF, Swedish SVT and Danish text-TV: MORE THAN 40 TOWNS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA FLOODED The situation in NORTHERN AUSTRALIA is clearly less serious after the floods that cost at least 17 human lives. The death toll is rising. In BRISBANE the water masses have left enormous devastation and destruction. At least 30,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed by the water masses. The clean-up operation is ongoing, and more than 12,000 voluntaries participate in the clean-up operation. In BRISBANE alone, the clean-up and reconstruction/rebuilding is expected to take up to 2 years. The port/harbour can be used again. This week-end - 15 + 16.1.11 - the rivers in the SOUTHERN state of VICTORIA have overflowed their banks. People are fighting the water in some places, whereas they have had to give up in other places. The army tried to protect houses using sandbags. Several thousands have been evacuated. In SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA, more than 40 towns are affected by massive floods. 14,000 communities in the state of VICTORIA are now flooded. Thousands have fled on their own or have been evacuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 News in the eve of 16.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA Late news in relation to AUSTRALIA on SUNDAY 16.1.11, post II SUNDAY AUSTRALIAN FLOOD: SHARKS IN THE MAIN STREET - CROCODILE IN THE GARDEN After the gigantic flood, sharks have been observed in the main street of the Australian Goodna 30 km from the coast. In a ROCKHAMPTON suburb, fire fighters saw a 2m long crocodile in a garden. The devastating floods have moved many animals out of their natural environment. The flood is carrying so many poisonous snakes that the Australian health authorities have provided extra rations orf antidote for safety's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 News on 17.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA NEWS ON 17.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA Danish DR1 and Swedish SVT: THE FLOOD IN AUSTRALIA IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE DISASTER ACCORDING TO TREASURER WAYNE SWAN The extent of the flood damage exceeds the damage after a hurricane hitting Australia in 1974. In the state of Queensland where an area as big as SOUTH AFRICA has been flooded, the reconstructions will cost the equivalent of DKK 55 billion according to treasurer Wayne Swan. The floods have so far cost 33 human lives. 46 towns are flooded, and new areas are flooded. When Wimmera River peaks on Tuesday, the town of Horsham will be threatened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace. Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^Thanks for all these update Nancy! Official death toll is only at 20 atm though, with grave fears for 12. A volunteer stumbled upon 2 bodies this morning though :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 ^Thanks for all these updates Nancy! Official death toll is only at 20 atm though, with grave fears for 12. A volunteer stumbled upon 2 bodies this morning though :( Thanks Grace. As to the death toll - it is not easy to state as the sources use various figures. One of my sources (Swedish SVT) wrote that the death toll was now 33. I guess that the 12 feared dead have been incorporated in the death toll of 33 (20 + 12 - and then the 2 bodies). So a death toll of 33 seems realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Official death toll is only at 20 atm though, with grave fears for 12. A volunteer stumbled upon 2 bodies this morning though :( Update on this: there were no bodies despite what the volunteer reported soooo no extra dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 News on 17.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA ^Thanks Emma. News on 17 January 2011 in relation to Australia Danish Free Paper MetroXpress (http://www.metroXpress.dk) on 17.1.11 FLOODS SPREADING SOUTHWARDS IN AUSTRALIA 1,400 homes are under water in the Australian state of VICTORIA which was hit by drought last year Sunday, focus on the enormous floods in Australia moved towards the southern part of Australia where more than 1,400 homes are under water. Scores of towns prepare for the rivers to swell in the state of VICTORIA. 3,500 have left their homes to get away from the rising water, so the rescue service. In the last couple of weeks all attention has been directed at the state of QUEENSLAND and its capital, BRISBANE in the north where the monsoon rain poured down and triggered the largest floods since 1974. In VICTORIA the rescue service predicts that 1,500 homes will be under water Monday. It is not as alarming as a previous report in which 14,000 houses were reported under water. Last year VICTORIA was hit by the worst forest wildfires ever in Australia, and 173 people lost their lives during the fires. The drought was related to the weather phenomenon of El Niño which is triggered by high temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. This year, the phenomenon La Niña brings intense rainy weather to Australia and Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 News on 19.1.11 in relation to FLOODS in AUSTRALIA Danish TV2 News: STORMS AND FLOODS RAVAGING AUSTRALIA The floods continue in Australia. The water has receded in the hard-hit state QUEENSLAND, but more than 58 towns in the state of VICTORIA in the south-eastern Australia has been hit by floods. The inhabitants in the town KERANG in the state of VICTORIA have been told to pack supplies for 3 days and leave their homes. The water level in Lodden River rises and dikes that were to hold back the water have breached according to BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 News on 20.1.11 in relation to Australia NEWS ON 20.1.11 IN RELATION TO NATURAL DISASTERS Swedish SVT: DEATH TOLL IN RELATION TO THE AUSTRALIAN FLOODS NOW 33 / A BOY IS THE FIRST FLOOD VICTIM IN AUSTRALIA The death toll is now 33 including 6 children. 12 are missing since a powerful flood swept through the Lockyer valley in QUEENSLAND. Today a 3-year-old boy was found drowned in NEW SOUTH WALES - he is the first flood victims in New South Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 NEWS ON 23.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA NEWS ON 23.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA From UK World News on 23.1.11 / 23 January 2011 Last updated at 09:40 GMT A huge lake caused by the recent floods in Australia is threatening to swamp more towns in the south-eastern state of Victoria. The lake, which has been described as a massive inland sea, covers an area about 90km long and 40km wide. More than seventy communities have already been affected, with thousands of people evacuated to higher ground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12260724 23 January 2011 Last updated at 11:27 GMT AUSTRALIA FLOODS: 'INLAND SEA' MOVES ACROSS VICTORIA Parts of the south-eastern Australian state of VICTORIA are braced for the approach of a giant lake of floodwater 55 miles (90km) long, as Australia's severe flooding problems continue. Deputy PM Wayne Swan said the recent floods would rank as one of Australia's most costly natural disasters ever. More than 30 people have been killed since flooding began last month. In Queensland, which has witnessed the worst of the flooding, nine people are still missing. Floods tore through the towns of TOOWOMBA and GRANTHAM. But record rains have shifted the flood emergency focus from the north-eastern state to VICTORIA in the south-east, which is experiencing its worst floods since records began 130 years ago. The Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) has issued evacuation warnings for communities east of the city of Kerang, which remains cut off. In all, more than 75 towns have been affected, and the SES said up to 10 towns remained in the floodwaters' northern path across flat, wheat-growing country. In the city of SWAN HILL, people have been building makeshift levees to hold back the Murray River, which is expected to carry the bulk of the floodwaters as they run off over the next 10 days. SANDBAGS AND MISERY "There is no doubt the recent floods will rank as one of the most costly natural disasters in our history," said Mr Swan, who is also Australia's treasurer. The impact of the floods was worse than a series of natural disasters in the 1970s and wildfires in 2009 in which 173 people died, he said in his first economic note of the year. Further north, in QUEENSLAND, residents of the state capital, BRISBANE, have again been putting out sandbags as high tides threaten to inflict more misery on low-lying suburbs. The city is still clearing up after floodwaters two weeks ago reached a peak of 4.46m (14.6ft). The search for the bodies of flood victims is continuing. The Australian navy has been trying to clear the Brisbane River of tonnes of debris including cars, parts of buildings and boats, says the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney. The floods are expected to pose a threat for another week, our correspondent says. Economists estimate that the flooding in Queensland and Victoria will cost at least A$3bn (£1.8bn) in lost coal exports and agricultural production. Reconstruction could cost an additional A$20bn, the ANZ Bank says. The Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Appeal has so far raised A$135m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Danish DDR1 and Swedish SVT: NEW FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA Enormous water masses breached the dikes and submerged areas in south-eastern Australia. Several properties are flooded. House owners are fighting to get sandbags in place around their houses. The rivers have flooded a huge area in the state of VICTORIA according to SES - Australia's State Emergency Service. "We have never seen a flood like this before in this area. It is incredible", said SES spokesman Kevin Monk to the news agency AFP. The flood in the state of VICTORIA is like a huge lake covering an area about 90km long and 40km wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 News on 30.1.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA - CYCLONE APPROACHING NEWS ON 30.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA Swedish SVT: CYCLONE "ANTHONY" APPROACHING AUSTRALIA The flood-stricken Australia is waiting for an approaching tropical cyclone - ANTHONY - which is gaining strength on its way to Australian mainland. It is expected to reach Australia late tonight (= the night between Sunday and Monday). The north-eastern parts of Australia with ten thousands of already submerged homes and 35 deaths may face new problems due to additional rain and powerful winds coming from east. Another cyclone YASI is also on its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 NEWS ON 31.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA NEWS ON 31.1.11 IN RELATION TO AUSTRALIA Danish DR1 and TV2 NEWS: AUSTRALIA THREATENED BY TROPICAL STORM The hard-hit state of QUEENSLAND was hit by the tropical strom, ANTHONY which was accompanied by lots of heavy rain. A new tropical storm - hurricane YASI - is threatening QUEENSLAND. It is expected to reach the coast near Townsville on Wednesday. At present, YASI is a category 2 hurricane. But it may gain strength when moving across the Coral Sea. If YASI hits Queensland on Wednesday, the state will undoubtedly experience floodings. Harbours / ports have been closed today, Monday in Queensland. Tourists are being evacuated in high-risk areas. "It may be one of the most powerful and most serious tropical hurricanes ever", says Queensland's prime minister Anna Bligh. Meteorologists forecast heavy rain before the arrival of the hurricane which - according to prognoses - will hit with the same force as the KATRINA hurricane in the USA in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace. Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 This is a great little site that shows where the cyclones are http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html This is the current situation (as I write this, as the site above is constantly updated): The little orange/red spot in the bottom left corner is Cyclone Anthony, which hit a few days ago. The other scary-looking one is Yasi, which is expected to hit the coast later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 News on 1.2.11 in relation to AUSTRALIA NEWS ON 1.2.11 IN RELATION TO NATURAL DISASTERS Danish DR1 & German ZDF: TROPICAL STORM HITS AUSTRALIA /Swedish SVT: NEW MONSTER CYCLONE THREATENING AUSTRALIA The tropical storm YASI has gained strength to a category 3 storm. In a few hours it is expected to be a category 4 storm which is the second-highest category. YASI is expected to be very powerful while passing the Great Barrier Reef - the world's greatest coral reef which is expected to be severely damaged. YASI will lose some strength before it reaches the coast, but it will remain a very powerful tropical storm. It will make landfall near the town of CAIRNS where many tourists are staying before leaving for the Great Barrier Reef. Queensland's Prime Minister Anna Bligh said that YASI was highly dangerous and possibly the worst cyclone ever in this region. Inhabitants and tourists are being evacuated from the coast area of the Australian state of Queensland today since the authorities warned against a threatening "monster cyclone". The cyclone YASI is expected to reach the densely populated coast tomorrow or early Thursday. Meteorologists expect wind speeds / gusts of up to 250 km per hour or 70 m per second. The cyclone is expected to hit in particular the northern QUEENSLAND rather than the areas in the south that were hard hit by the floods earlier in January. In 2006, the cyclone Larry caused damage in the same area at about 10 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 cannot believe that some people are refusing to evacuate. if i lived there i would be running for my life! just cos you stay back doesn't mean you can save your home from 320kmh wind gusts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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