We are extremely happy to be home with no damage. Previously, we sat in the house anxiously watching as the local creek water gauge rose up above 3m.
At 4m our house is inundated with 0.5-1.0m of water. A 1 in 1000 year risk, it happened in 2015 and again in 2022.
The forecast on Friday last week was for worse flooding than 2022. This time rather than waiting to be told to go to an evacuation centre that would not take Stan, we lifted as much as we could off the ground, turned the power and water off and left. We resigned ourselves that if it flooded we are insured with 40 weeks’ temporary accommodation covered.
Our fantastic friend in Brisbane put us up for three nights in his one bedroom apartment, he slept on the floor on sofa cushions.
Unfortunately, while we escaped the worst of the rain, to the south, the Gold Coast lost metres of sand from the beach, sustained flooding, and lost power for days.
A week after Alfred, the creek is at 1.5m.
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Once in a thousand year risk, twice already….extreme weather is now the norm. Glad you and your property were safe.
Thank you.
How sad that a centre to help evacuated people would not take pets. Sounds inhumane. I hope this crisis passes quickly for you without to much disruption. Be safe.
Thank you.
Yes, watching here over in the west it was gobsmacking to see the flooding, the sheer volume, some centres receiving 300 ml in two days 😳 Glad to hear you’re safe and have survived – I smiled at the 1 in 1,000 though. Hope you can resurrect your home .
Thank you, Paul
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I’m glad you and your family are safe!
Thank you
Wow! It’s scary now with the weather so frequently destructive. Glad you were safe and that it didn’t flood your home. I am behind in reading my mail, so wasn’t aware in time to pray. Thanking now for your close escape.
Thank you, Eileen.
Patience above! I wasn’t aware of any of this. I am glad to read your news; hopefully by now (Monday night local time) things are improving.
All is well, thank you for your concern.