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 Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:40 am
As some of you may know, there are some severe floods a few hours away from where I live. I am safe and well but the flooding is still very severe. If you'd like to take a look at some of what's going on without checking out the world news I'll post a link below that was posted on YouTube. I'll be sure to keep you all updated on anything that would change regarding my safety. This is awful as it will take quite some time for the area to recover fully. If there are any questions about this then please feel free to mail me and I'll reply as soon as I'm able to. Flood Footage
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:51 am
Alright I have an update on the flooding. 3/4 of the state is now declared a disaster zone, death toll has risen to 10, 5 of those are children, missing persons are now 78...some experts are predicting 5 states shall become flooded within the week...shaping up to be the country's worst disaster
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:04 am
 Glad to hear you are safe!
That is just shocking.
Thanks for sharing the video, stay safe
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:24 am
Having experienced Australian style floods before, I can honestly say that I was surprised the initial death toll wasn't higher. Floods down there can hit before you even realize what's coming. My sympathies to those that found themselves in this things path.
And just for the sake of mentioning it to those that have never been in a flood, in the video that Sakura linked to, that guy who went after his truck was damn lucky. Cars washing away all round him, and he decides to try and rescue his truck. Sure it was a rover with a snorkel, but no land vehicle was ever designed for the powers of flood waters. Stay away from fast moving waters kiddos. It's just not worth it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:34 am
That's just terrible, Sakura! I am so glad you are safe! -sends love and prayers-
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:44 am
Alright I have another quick update for you all, the toll stands at 12 dead and 51 missing...the army has doubled it's presence so that should help
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:28 am
I'm sure, without looking, that my flood wasn't as bad as those, but as an impoverished illustrator, one who works with paper and has little non-floor-based storage space and no money to replace expensive supplies (to say nothing of years of work), the half-foot of water that I woke up to was still severely devastating.
My heart goes out to those effected.
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:03 am
12/29/2010 I'm glad you are safe! I am sending positive energy to everyone affected by this terrible disaster. The day I was married to the most wonderful man in the world!
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:16 am
eek Wow ... Stay safe Sakura, along with everyone else who is/was in that storms path! neutral
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:43 pm
Holy cow I hope you stay safe hun. And my condolences goes out to all the families who have lost those in the death toll and I hope the missing people are found asap. *huggles*
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