Queensland - Spin-off from Batten Down the Hatches thread

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Video from Toowoomba

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Grantham and Withcott have now been fully evacuated.

And the history of the Balonne

_http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/brochures/condamine_balonne/condamine_balonne_downstream_of_cotswold.shtml

 

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_http://www.gattonstar.com.au/story/2011/01/10/floating-loo-travels-hervey-bay/

A PORTABLE toilet block from a Maryborough service station ended up in Hervey Bay today after floodwaters carried it down the swollen Mary River.

Local jet ski operators, Aquavue Watersports, came across the floating loo on a trip across to Fraser Island.

They reported the toilet was still usable, although the paper was wet.

 

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At least 10 confirmed dead, and over 50 still missing in Toowoomba after yesterdays flash floods.

The state capital, Brisbane is now on highest flood watch

_http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/brisbane-braces-for-flood-disaster-20110111-19moq.html

 

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Some incredible pictures here:
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12154987

 

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And lastly, some traffic cameras, by region.

_http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Traffic-cameras-by-location.aspx

Many cams now either offline, or showing a mass exodus of traffic.

 

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_http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/12/3110943.htm?section=justin

Now evacuating multiple areas of Brisbane

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_http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/12/3111075.htm

 

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Wimmera main thoroughfare disrupted to bursting underground pipes, four inches of rain fell last night.

_http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/deluge-fear-for-victoria/story-e6frf7kx-1225985960861

 

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Lots more news:

-http://www.abc.net.au/emergency/flood/

Ive got the Queensland emergency radio on my work computer

 

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Electricity taken off-line in West Brisbane

_http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/blackouts-strike-112000-across-seq-20110111-19mn9.html

And a shark in Goodna

_http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/12/3111496.htm

 

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The geolock has been taken of the ABC News 24 tv stream:


-http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/



May take a while to load - it did here.

 

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There will be some rich pickings just out at sea this morning. The number of boats that went past last night (along with the moorings) was quite spectacular.

One piece of good news

_http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/tug-boat-driver-hailed-a-qld-flood-hero-20110113-19ohs.html

 

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Dramatic before and after pics:

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12176283

 

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Apparently this new lake is the size of Paris, and moving.......

_http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/small-towns-in-flood-path-still-at-risk-20110125-1a366.html

 

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Back to Queensland

_http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

Yasi strikes land tonight as a category 5 cyclone


VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with gusts up to 290 km/h are expected to develop between Cairns and Ingham during the next few hours as the cyclone approaches

As if the last month wasn't enough.

 

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Landfall expected to be in three hours (pm GMT) near Innisfail, midnight local time.

Not looking good at all.

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Smithfield is also in the path

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Livecam (offline at the moment but highlights below)

_http://www.ustream.tv/channel/yasi-from-innisfail

Some offshore reports confirming gusts of wind exceeding 305km/h.

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Townsville radio stream

_http://primeradio.com.au/streaming/zinc_townsville.php

 

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Some of those earlier webcam sites may be useful

Lights up in under two hours

 

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The geolock is off the ABC News 24 web-stream again

-http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/

 

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Cardwell now under the centre of Yasi, Georgetown is next in around four hours. Now downgraded to a category 4.

_http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

Waves hit 9.5 metres on the coast a couple of hours ago, but there are no official measurement devices where Yasi hit land, the nearest is 120kms away.