News & Events QLD Floods

[Hodgepodge]

Floods would beat bushfires in a fight, easily.

 

[The Dice Man]

People in Ipswich being told to prepare to evacuate. Im only 70 odd Ks south and havent had a drop of rain all day.

 

[Kerrby]

Traffic on the riverside

 

[IDGAF]

Stupid question . . .

I'm assuming Toowoomba and other towns in QLD have storm water drains? Aren't these drains supposed to take the water out to the sea?

If so, why is it taking so long for the water to piss off?

You're right

 

[Bourky23]

get off the ****ing roads people.

 

[Kerrby]

**** me, on Channel 7 news just showed what's going to happen by the end of the week. Flooding in 5 states, NSW and Victoria will be flooded along with a part of South Australia with the raining heading all the way to Tasmania.

This is just the beginning, the worst is coming in 4 days.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Don't get me wrong, this is heartbreaking stuff. I don't know why but it always upsets me when I see poor cars getting swept away but QLD was withholding water from SA when we were in drought. We were in desperate need and they were purely and simply - hogging the water. Hopefully this is a bit of a wake up call. Thoughts go out to the families suffering.

 

[pepsi]

Why would you even mention that right now? Some of these towns that have been flooded were at 16% water storage capacity a couple of years ago.

 

[Malibu#27]

Which parts of Victoria, Kerrby?

Also, look at this; Ipswich Motorway

I saw that one before and thought the same as I assume you are thinking, but its basically just mud in the centre of the roads, with the raindrops on the camera lense distorting it as far as I can tell.

 

[IDGAF]

Don't get me wrong, this is heartbreaking stuff. I don't know why but it always upsets me when I see poor cars getting swept away but QLD was withholding water from SA when we were in drought. We were in desperate need and they were purely and simply - hogging the water. Hopefully this is a bit of a wake up call. Thoughts go out to the families suffering.

quite possibly the stupidest post i have ever read on this website

 

[ManWithNoName]

quite possibly the stupidest post i have ever read on this website

It's close to the dumbest thing I've ever read on the internet.

 

[Kerrby]

Which parts of Victoria, Kerrby?

Also, look at this; Ipswich Motorway

Not entirely sure but it had most of Victoria from what I remember, because it's going all the way down to the edge of Tasmania. But they said in 4 days it's going to be the worst and for Queensland on Thursday it's going to be even worse than it is now.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

quite possibly the stupidest post i have ever read on this website

It's all true mate, but yes probably best not to discuss it when everyone's emotions are sky high.

 

[Pumbi]

Don't get me wrong, this is heartbreaking stuff. I don't know why but it always upsets me when I see poor cars getting swept away but QLD was withholding water from SA when we were in drought. We were in desperate need and they were purely and simply - hogging the water. Hopefully this is a bit of a wake up call. Thoughts go out to the families suffering.

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[IDGAF]

It's all true mate, but yes probably best not to discuss it when everyone's emotions are sky high.

The "irrigation" debate has absolutely nothing to with what is going on here

Cant believe i am even explaining this

 

[raskolnikov]

Don't get me wrong, this is heartbreaking stuff. I don't know why but it always upsets me when I see poor cars getting swept away but QLD was withholding water from SA when we were in drought. We were in desperate need and they were purely and simply - hogging the water. Hopefully this is a bit of a wake up call. Thoughts go out to the families suffering.

How much of an idiot are you? What water? Toowoomba's dam capacity was down to about 5% this time last year. Wake up to yourself.

 

[IDGAF]

How much of an idiot are you? What water? Toowoomba's dam capacity was down to about 5% this time last year. Wake up to yourself.

First town in Aus to drink the own recycled piss if i'm not mistaken

 

[WALL-e]

Flash flooding is so dangerous. Not only does it come out of nowhere, but people overestimate themselves and underestimate nature's capabilities.

Mother nature can be a mean lass.

 

[lewigie]

You can fight floods to a certain degree, it's called building levees around your property and sandbagging.

If there were floods somewhere in Perth would you start packing?

I just thought I'd ask since you threw in the random 200km, it's roughly that far from Perth to Bunbury isn't it?

It is roughly 200kms, yeah. If it was a terrential downpour here aswell as Perth, I would consider it. however Perth to Bunbury isn't all downhill, but it seems that the road from Toowoomba to the east is all down hill.

 

[Messenger]

As I've just said to drakecoffeecake there are 8 people dead and another 70 missing.

Now is not the time to be getting upon ones political high horse. Have a bit of humanity.

 

[_Christoh_]

unreal stuff

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[Drakescoffeecake]

Now is not the time to be getting upon ones political high horse. Have a bit of humanity.

I agree. Though I still think it's a topic worth discussing, I acknowledge that it probably isn't the best thread to do it in. Apologies if anyone was offended.

 

[great_pass]

Was channel seven being its usually over dramatic self when it said the flood would reach victoria?

 

[_Christoh_]

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[great_pass]

Isn't talking about infractions a bannable offence?



I agree. Though I still think it's a topic worth discussing, I acknowledge that it probably isn't the best thread to do it in. Apologies if anyone was offended.

my grandma read your post and died of a heart attack.