Posted on 01/12/2011 4:48:16 PM PST by TonyfromOz
This is the fourth UPDATE of this terrible disaster. Brisbane residents woke this morning to scenes reminiscent of a war zone. Thankfully the peak was a little lower than expected, but hundreds of thousands of people are now homeless. This post has links to the latest media releases, videos, and image galleries. I also explain the role of the huge mega dam, and how without this dam, the tragedy would have been even more unspeakable.
The magnitude of it is just incredible.
I just looked at some of the photos. How awful! It does look like a war zone. My husband and I visited Brisbane for the International Rotary Convention several years ago. It is a lovely city. Lovely people. It is so sad to see this flood damage.
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