Nightmare

Brisbane, the city I am living now is having its worst Nightmare ever. Endless rainfall since November have brought tones amount of water in the whole Queensland. Warning started Tuesday this week that Brisbane river is going to break its bank and the third largest city in Australia is going to experience a large scale of flood . After I read the news about flooding at the Mackay, St George ...I had bad feeling that will the flood come to Brisbane. Tao said that the water system is totally different to the middle part and water will not flow to Brisbane but directly to NSW. However, his assumption was not right and my worry has become a nightmare to all Brisbane resident. First, Ipwich river is going to raise to 19 meters and Brisbane river is going to raise to 5.4 meters (later revised to be 4.6meters). Everyone is scared and rushed to the high place. Most people did not have time to put their precious things with them and can only leave with nothing but their lives.

I am very lucky enough to live on the hill side which can escape from the flood this time. The area that I am familiar: CBD, Milton, Paddington, Toowong, Indooroopilly, St lucia, Southbank , West End........etc , they are all under water now. The area that everyone knows , entertains , live, eat.....are all under the dirty water. The university I studied, the colleague I lived...is also under water. I cannot imagine the water level can go up so high . A lot of people had lost nearly everything in this flood. How terrible is it...Video showed horses swimming kilometers to rest on roof after being exhausted to swim in order to survive.

I am good to be able to still have food at home, fresh water to drink ....I know many people do not have power and food to survive as they are stuck in buildings or their suburbs are isolated. I hope that everything can be back to normal asap. God bless QLD.