Yesterday, I posted some comparative pictures of Australia over the United States and Europe.
And, since the rain hasn't stopped, and I had missed a few places of floods, I have updated them. It'll probably be redundant this time tomorrow.
Using the Bureau of Meteorology's rainfall and rivers information, I hope to have a made a more accurate (albeit rough) indication of the gravity of the catastrophe.
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This is Ipswitch... this is where my cousin and his family live. Thankfully, they are safe and well.
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This link will take you to a slide-show of pictures sent in
It's almost too terrible to be true.
Except it is.
And it's only going to get worse.
How are things going over there? I didn't find much news today...does that mean that it at least isn't getting worse?
Unfortunately, no. The rain continues, and more towns are bracing for severe flooding.
It frustrates me that this isn't getting much attention in the media outside of the commonwealth. There are also severe floods in Sri Lanka (200,000 evacuated) and over 400 people are now confirmed dead in Brazil, where not only is it flooding, but they have landslides also. These too, are side stories.
*sigh* Good to know God hears the voice of one or a few as well as those of many :)
:( Probably my iphone only opened a very limited mobile version of the page. I found the abc site now with more news. Read that they have heavy rainfalls also in Victoria, where my friend and her family lives. I actually hadn't heard about what's going on i. Brazil and Sri Lanka. Prayers continued.