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Saturday, January 15, 2011

More Floods

Carisbrook Victoria
Photo from news.com.au

While things have settled down some for Queensland and the residents there are able to begin cleaning up in some places here in Victoria things are just heating up. Western Victoria had rain falls of up to 280mm (over 11 inches) in some places. That's equivalent to 6 months worth of rain in a day or two. Some rivers have hit their peak flood levels while others are still rising and will hit their peak early next week. Around one third of Victoria is affected by floods.

Five states have now been affected by floods (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia) and Western Australia has had bushfires. My heart goes out to all those who have been affected by these tragic events.

While I have already mentioned the Qld Flood Appeal Auctions there are some other amazing people out there organising things for other people in the crafting community.
I am sure that there are more people in the bloggosphere or the knitting/crochet world that are quietly helping out. I just love the Aussie spirit that rises up every time there is a crisis. The way Aussies, and our overseas friends, just pitch in and help. It shows just how amazing people can be towards one another in times of need. I think it brings us another step closer to that utopian Star Trek world I wish existed.

If you wish to check out some photos of the floods in Victoria click HERE. The photos are from Halls Gap & the Grampians.

Twitter tags are #vicrains, #vicfloods, #qldfloods, #nswfloods, #tasfloods, #wabushfires

6 comments:

PoetessWug said...

Joanne, that helpful spirit of people is why I smile sometimes, even when terrible things are happening in the world...Woot! Woot! to all the people who are reaching out! {Especially my fellow crocheters!}

Jo-anne Blossy said...

Yes people can be amazing and it is so good to see :)

'uday' said...

... it's surprising problem !!

Jo-anne Blossy said...

Thanks for stopping by 'uday'. These floods were a big surprise for a lot or people.

Unknown said...

This is just amazing. The area I live in was flooded last May and some businesses still aren't open. Luckily, we weren't personally affected, but it's been hard to watch.

Jo-anne Blossy said...

You are right Beverly it has been awfully hard to watch. The latest thing I have heard is that it has cost around $30 billion dollars in damage and lost revenue for Queensland alone. They are also predicting it may take around 2 years before families and businesses have fully recovered.