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January 13, 2011

Thursday. floods



so yes, i live in Queensland "the sunshine state" ...
luckily enough myself and my family have avoided the terrible "2011 floods" which have devastated around 75% of our state (which now resides underwater; entire homes and businesses alike). it's just sad, really. for the last four or five days, we have been glued to our TV screen about 12 hours every day with continuous flood coverage on three channels. that's a lot of news. i have to say that between the three channels, national nine news has probably had the best coverage; starting for the most part at 5am each morning. it's quite surreal sitting here in our dry home, watching families only suburbs away who have lost everything. their possessions. their homes. their family.
we try and be hopeful, but this is made difficult by the concerning number of people still missing, which has been fluctuating between 50 and 70 all week.
although the news is grim each time it starts, it always ends on a somewhat positive note. i enjoy this. the news anchors remind us that, in the end, we are australian. and being australian, especially in queensland, means sticking together until the end. working together. mateship. we're strong, and we are resilliant.

our prayers and thoughts are with you, queensland.

xR

2 comments:

  1. Hi Rhee!

    I have been keeping up on the latest news through Kimmie's blog - I have to say, it is such a devastating sight to see all of that water! I know that there are so many strong resilient people in Queensland! My prayers are with all of you!!

    Hugs,
    Barb

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  2. Likewise here in NSW we have been avidly watching and when at work I have the ABC 24 hr news station on the radio,I feel sad for those that are not covered by insurances etc .The biggest sadness comes from the lost lives,just so quick and so sad.If just every household could give $5 this would be wonderful,we donated some money for each grandchild so they would know how important it is to help others in need.Lovely post sweetie,I have not been able to comment and read a lot lately so am not up on everything yet. Have a lovely day and so glad you are all safe.Carole xx

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