That was the first drop.
"Australian flooding claims first life" by Associated Press / January 3, 2011
Houses were partially submerged yesterday in Queensland, Australia. Authorities say about 200,000 people have been affected. (Daniel Munoz/ Reuters)
BRISBANE, Australia — Flood waters that cover an area the size of France and Germany combined....
The rain has stopped, but rivers are still rising and overflowing into low-lying communities as the water moves toward the ocean.
About 1,000 people were living in evacuation centers across the state, and it may be a month before flood waters dry up, said Alistair Dawson, Queensland’s acting assistant police commissioner.
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"Food and supplies flown to flooded Australian city; 3 people died since Saturday as rivers overflow" by Associated Press / January 4, 2011
Flood water spread through the low-lying suburb of Depot Hill in Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland, Australia. Evacuated families may not return home for weeks. (Mechielsen Lyndon/ AFP/ Getty Images)
BRISBANE, Australia — Flood water that has turned a huge swath of the Outback into a lake.
Drenching rain that started before Christmas has flooded an area the size of France and Germany combined in northeastern Queensland state.
That's one hell of a lake.
Rivers are overflowing and at least 22 towns and cities in the farming region are inundated.
Three people have died in the flooding since Saturday, and police in Queensland state said seven other people have drowned in swollen rivers and water accidents since the tropical deluges began in late November....
Residents emptied supermarket shelves of food and bottled water in recent days as they stocked up to reduce the need to get around in waist-deep water....
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday extended emergency relief to those affected, including low-interest loans to farmers to begin cleaning up and get their businesses running again....
How come they don't get a bailout and the bankers benefit again?
The rain that started the flooding has eased, and water levels have been dropping in some towns.
But....
Never a good word to see in a newspaper.
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So the flooding has eased, huh?
"Flooded Australia sees more heavy rains" by Associated Press / January 10, 2011
BRISBANE, Australia — A swollen river submerged bridges and inundated homes and stores yesterday in Australia’s already sodden Queensland state as more heavy rain added to the country’s worst flooding in decades....
The latest flooding was not as bad as in recent weeks, when entire towns were submerged beneath an inland sea the size of France and Germany combined, but it was a sign that the ground has little capacity left to soak up any more moisture, officials said....
It went from a LAKE to a SEA in a WEEK as the flooding EASED and the situation was ignored by the Globe!
Ten people have died since late November, and about 200,000 have been affected by the floods.
Yup, the DEATH COUNT has SOARED, too!!
And why were we news consumers only alerted to this situation now?
Officials say it will be another week before the river level drops, and the situation will stay miserable in the meantime for many.
This is the same media that said it was easing last week.
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Three people have died in the flooding since Saturday, and police in Queensland state said seven other people have drowned in swollen rivers and water accidents since the tropical deluges began in late November....
Residents emptied supermarket shelves of food and bottled water in recent days as they stocked up to reduce the need to get around in waist-deep water....
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday extended emergency relief to those affected, including low-interest loans to farmers to begin cleaning up and get their businesses running again....
How come they don't get a bailout and the bankers benefit again?
The rain that started the flooding has eased, and water levels have been dropping in some towns.
But....
Never a good word to see in a newspaper.
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So the flooding has eased, huh?
"Flooded Australia sees more heavy rains" by Associated Press / January 10, 2011
BRISBANE, Australia — A swollen river submerged bridges and inundated homes and stores yesterday in Australia’s already sodden Queensland state as more heavy rain added to the country’s worst flooding in decades....
The latest flooding was not as bad as in recent weeks, when entire towns were submerged beneath an inland sea the size of France and Germany combined, but it was a sign that the ground has little capacity left to soak up any more moisture, officials said....
It went from a LAKE to a SEA in a WEEK as the flooding EASED and the situation was ignored by the Globe!
Ten people have died since late November, and about 200,000 have been affected by the floods.
Yup, the DEATH COUNT has SOARED, too!!
And why were we news consumers only alerted to this situation now?
Officials say it will be another week before the river level drops, and the situation will stay miserable in the meantime for many.
This is the same media that said it was easing last week.
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