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Q. Hi guys, I'm not Australian, I'm from Toronto, but I am wondering how things are going in the flood-affected region of Australia, Is the water level going down yet? Has the clean up process begun yet, or is it still in the rescue and relocate people stage? I tried googling it, but i think most of the information is out of date. Do you know if any donations are needed, or are the expenses mostly going to be covered by the Australian government?
Any info would be appreciated,
thanks
Any info would be appreciated,
thanks
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I'm in Brisbane, but thankfully got out of it with nothing more than a few things that are / were an annoyance - it was raining, quite often in copious which meant constantly wet clothes and just yucky weather which makes people grumpy. I'm quite some way from the river and on higher ground so grumpy on occasion yes, but in the grand scheme of things I've lost nothing, still got a home and Ã'm a heck of a lot luckier than a lot of people.
The water level is going down gradually. In some places it is gone totally or almost entirely. But it is a HUGE area that is affected - the size of Texas or New South Wales, or at least 4 times the area affected by Hurricane Katrina...
Depends on where you are... In Grantham, west of Brisbane, which was hit with extreme flash flooding (they had no warning whereas Brisbane had some warning, if you have seen the footage of cars flying down the muddy rivers, that's probably taken in Toowoomba but they got the same deal...) it is very much search and rescue, relocation. Relocation still is for a lot of suburbs, although for many suburbs / towns people are having to stay elsewhere and are now starting to clean up. The probably won't be able to return for some time...
Donations are always welcome. The government will be able to do a lot of stuff, they're supplying "skip" (the industrial bins) to remove rubbish for example, the army is out and about helping with searching and clean ups and whatever else, plus of course all the infrastructure like roads and all that stuff... But they aren't going to be able to supply everything. People still need personal items - there are people who have lost everything toothbrushes and toothpaste, business that need help (and insurance here may or may not include floods so many businesses lose everything and can't get insurance pay outs...) so donations are well needed...
Attached are some websites which will let you access information and news as well as where you can donate...
I'm in Brisbane, but thankfully got out of it with nothing more than a few things that are / were an annoyance - it was raining, quite often in copious which meant constantly wet clothes and just yucky weather which makes people grumpy. I'm quite some way from the river and on higher ground so grumpy on occasion yes, but in the grand scheme of things I've lost nothing, still got a home and Ã'm a heck of a lot luckier than a lot of people.
The water level is going down gradually. In some places it is gone totally or almost entirely. But it is a HUGE area that is affected - the size of Texas or New South Wales, or at least 4 times the area affected by Hurricane Katrina...
Depends on where you are... In Grantham, west of Brisbane, which was hit with extreme flash flooding (they had no warning whereas Brisbane had some warning, if you have seen the footage of cars flying down the muddy rivers, that's probably taken in Toowoomba but they got the same deal...) it is very much search and rescue, relocation. Relocation still is for a lot of suburbs, although for many suburbs / towns people are having to stay elsewhere and are now starting to clean up. The probably won't be able to return for some time...
Donations are always welcome. The government will be able to do a lot of stuff, they're supplying "skip" (the industrial bins) to remove rubbish for example, the army is out and about helping with searching and clean ups and whatever else, plus of course all the infrastructure like roads and all that stuff... But they aren't going to be able to supply everything. People still need personal items - there are people who have lost everything toothbrushes and toothpaste, business that need help (and insurance here may or may not include floods so many businesses lose everything and can't get insurance pay outs...) so donations are well needed...
Attached are some websites which will let you access information and news as well as where you can donate...
How many people are killed by Kangaroos in Australia each year?
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I want to be able to check the source of the answer. Thanks.
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I don't think there would be any or at least extremely rare. If it ever happens it is most likely to be big news all over every TV station. All my time in Australia, I have never heard of one case.
IF...you also count people dying in car accident because their cars hit a roo or swerve to avoid them and crashed, then there may be a few.
You can always try the Australian Bureau of statistics website. They might have something.
(if you are from overseas... some explanation: roos can be inflict horrible injuries but they are not "dangerous" creatures. They don't go around attacking and killing people. They would normally run away when approached. They become dangerous if cornered or provoked.)
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I don't think there would be any or at least extremely rare. If it ever happens it is most likely to be big news all over every TV station. All my time in Australia, I have never heard of one case.
IF...you also count people dying in car accident because their cars hit a roo or swerve to avoid them and crashed, then there may be a few.
You can always try the Australian Bureau of statistics website. They might have something.
(if you are from overseas... some explanation: roos can be inflict horrible injuries but they are not "dangerous" creatures. They don't go around attacking and killing people. They would normally run away when approached. They become dangerous if cornered or provoked.)
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