Australia floods inundate Brisbane
Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by thanate in Floods, News
The flood disaster in Australia continues to unfold, with heavy rain falling in south-east Queensland flooding rivers and swamping towns. The Brisbane River is on flood alert and already residents are being offered sandbags. This is bringing back memories of the Australia Day weekend in 1974 when the Brisbane River broke its banks and inundated the city, killing 14 people and flooding almost 6,000 homes. But Queensland not the only affected state.
Photo: cnn.com
The north coast of New South Wales also expecting heavy rain and bracing for possible floods. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Flood Watch for the Tweed, Richmond, Brunswick, Clarence and Bellingen Valleys. As many as 500 people in the Darkwood area, near Bellingen, are expected to be cut off due to flooding today. With a flood surge expected to peak on Thursday in the state capital of Brisbane, a city of two million, residents pushed food-laden shopping carts through drowned streets as supermarkets were stripped of milk and bread staples.
At one business centre, people waded in shoulder-high water trying to rescue possessions, while on the nearby riverside boats and pontoons were ripped from moorings, crashing into bridges as the muddy brown tide gathered in strength. At flooded intersections people paddled surfboards through floodwaters, balancing their possessions on the deck of the boards, while boats ferried evacuees to dry ground.
In the nearby city of Ipswich, which will be hit by the flood peak in the next few hours, 3,000 homes were already flooded and one third of the town is expected to be underwater at the peak. Trains have also been seriously impacted, with limited services implemented as of midday. Commuters can only make it as far as Sherwood on the Ipswich line.
Several major highways have been cut, with the Ipswich Motorway inundated in several places including Goodna and Redbank. Authorities have warned people not to travel unless absolutely necessary. Meanwhile, waste collection has been suspended in Brisbane this week, while Australia Post has also warned of significant delays both in and out of flood-affected areas across the state.
Photo: RaeA
Meanwhile, Queensland’s transport industry has ground to a halt as devastating floods in the state’s south leave hundreds of trucks stranded. Transport industry consultant Hughie Williams, the former Transport Workers Union Queensland secretary, said many drivers would go broke as a result of the floods crisis. “The whole transport industry has come to a complete standstill … it will cost the industry millions of dollars,” Mr Williams said.
“A lot of these people are owner/drivers, many of them will go broke and others will have a great deal of financial troubles over the next 12 months.” Dozens of trucks are currently lined up on the outskirts of Toowoomba waiting for the Warrego highway to the city to reopen but Mr Williams said most drivers would have chosen to remain home.
Sources: abs-cbnnews.com, heraldsun.com.au, radioaustralia.net.au
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