Brisbane flood situation and me

[munchkin]

A few people have asked with concern about my situation, and I want everyone to know that I am not at risk.

Deception Bay is about half an hour north of Brisbane and well away from Wivenhoe Dam's run-off zone. We are far enough back for tomorrow's king tide not to effect us, and as of today we only have one road closure (mainly because that road is low-lying) even though it has been pelting down here since last week.

Areas around me are being effected, with Caboolture to the immediate north now completely cut off, and Burpengary, Strathpine and its surrounds experiencing flooding and/or isolation.

I am a veteran of the '74 floods and my thoughts are with Brisbane over the next couple of days, and my heart goes out to everyone in Toowomba, its surrounds and everyone who has already been effected by the flooding. Donations can be made here.

Comments

[lydia-petze.livejournal.com]

Oh good! I thought you'd be ok, I had a vague idea where you live after that Foxtel conversation we had. Still, nice to be sure.

[munchkinofdoom.livejournal.com]

The silly thing is that I'm actually between flood plains! I'm just in from the coast (less than 10 minutes from the sea) and between Caboolture, Brisbane and the Pine Rivers Shire, all of which are flooding. We're saved because we aren't in a river/creek catchment or downstream of a dam.