Seriously, like, holy shit mon.
I know it's been going on for a week or more already but this just in today:
Australia's Queensland flood crisis escalates, 9 dead, 66 missing
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13685702.htm
Many evacuate Brisbane ahead of floods
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/worl.../16838256.html
Thousands of Brisbane homes at risk of flooding
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome
It's being reported on local news channels here that they got 150 mm of rain in half an hour
Quote:
The flooding was driven by a powerful freak storm that dropped an estimated 150 millimetres of rain in just 30 minutes, turning a normally small stream into a raging torrent.
It hit Toowoomba, just west of Brisbane, with little or no warning.
In addition to the 10 already confirmed dead -- five of them children -- authorities have grave concerns for at least 18 of those missing.
In total, 20 people have now been killed in ongoing flooding in Queensland in recent weeks.
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Shoutout to all our Aussie wm's, here's hoping you're all safe. I know several here are from Brisbane.
I realize this may have already been posted about but this latest massive crisis just happened overnight last night.
I may have to start my donations for 2011 early this year.