thingswecarry Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'm not sure how many of you are aware or how much of this is getting covered overseas but much of my state of Queensland in Australia is currently suffering from major flooding at the moment and we need as much help as possible. If you are able to help out (repair bill is currently estimated at being at least $5 billion) it would be greatly appreciated http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html To get an idea of how much is flooded, most of this http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=queensland&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Queensland&ll=-26.445984,153.682251&spn=4.184888,8.453979&t=h&z=8 is under water or about to be as well as other major cities up north (think Germany + France under water) Thank you for any help you may bring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&q=queensland&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Queensland&ll=-26.445984,153.682251&spn=4.184888,8.453979&t=h&z=8 on the left you can add the flood zones to see how bad and far in-land the flood waters go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesupervillain Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Well that's what you guys get for complaining about a water shortage a few years ago! Seriously though, that's really fucked up. I was living on the Gold Coast when the drought was going on and I remember seeing on the local news guys getting arrested because they were watering their lawns and stuff. What is the cause of all this, just heavy rains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingswecarry Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Basically, Brisbane is flooding now because Wivenhoe Dam is so full that they've got all 5 floodgates open 24/7 atm to stop the threat of the dam overflowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/13/jordan-rice-13-sacrifices-life-to-save-brother-in-australian-f/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/13/jordan-rice-13-sacrifices-life-to-save-brother-in-australian-f/ Damn thats fucking sad. What a rad kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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