This is breaking news from Brazil.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/brazil-floods-mudslides-leave-237-dead/story-e6frg1p3-1225987343760
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The Rising Stops
The water has stopped rising in Brisbane and now the slow process of cleaning can begin. I have received some new pictures from my brother Adrian Keys, showing the extent of the damage around his area New Farm. He tells me that the River Walk used daily by him and pictured yesterday, has gone, the damage that can be seen is intense and most is still under water.
The clean up is going to take some time and as with all disasters, trades will be in high demand. I hope that with the recent lack of work that has driven most tradesmen interstate to WA or to the mines, that they don’t find themselves short of construction trades. The area that has been damaged and will need workers is over 2/3rds of QLD.
For the struggling construction based businesses in QLD it is two sided, sad for the devastation but cheering for the 2-3 year work load that has just been dumped on them. How do you approach this work without a small smile on your face ? I as a tradesman myself have made income off disaster the first I remember was the huge hail storm some 12-13 years ago in Sydney, some smaller similar storms on the Gold Coast and then the big hail storm just recently in Perth. All of which pale to the level of damage and destruction that this water has done. This isn’t just a couple of trades this is all trades from piling to painting, concreting to roofing, timber and steel frames to drywall.
The next year will test the strength of Queenslanders. I however have no doubt, after living there for 8 years and getting to know the Queensland spirit, that they will turn this loss into a win. The ability to band together for a common cause is a famous Aussie trait that lacks no strength in QLD. Brisbane won’t only be returned to its former glory it will be better.
For now though enjoy the pictures sent to me from Adrian Keys. He can be seen at many of the night clubs and pubs performing around Brisbane. Click on my, My Space link and then “Waiting”, by Adrian Keys, let me know what you think.
What wasn't removed collected.
The Queenslander design works.
A street in New Farm.
Just getting the news paper and milk, New Farm.
Play/swim in the park...New Farm.
The whole park...New Farm.
Whats left of the, Floating River Walk...Brisbane.
This mornings view of the Floating River Walk...Brisbane.
The view from New Farm...Brisbane.
The Venice Restaurant...Brisbane
Was once a private jetty...now just debris.
CBD across the river...Brisbane.
Water rising everywhere...Street in New Farm.
The average garage around New Farm.
I will post more as I get them.
Beaver
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Brisbane Floods
My brother Adrian Keys is in Brisbane as I write and has sent me some amazing pictures I just had to share.
Restaurant above the river walk.
The River Walk
The Ferry Terminal this morning.
As it rises midday.
Photos to remember.
Good luck to all those affected our thoughts are with you.
Beaver
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Mates are Great
I have been saved, thanks to a portable air-con lent to me by a life saver, Shaun.
Thanks mate
Beaver
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Oh What a day
Insulation how I wish we had some.
The weather is killing me too hot and my rental house is a sauna, on the up side I have lost those Xmas kilos.
Mud slides in Brazil
DEVASTATING mudslides and floods killed at least 361 people in a mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said on Thursday.
Rescue crews resumed their work at sunrise after taking a break overnight, as the scale of the devastation became clearer.
Entire neighborhoods in the municipalities of Nova Friburgo, Teresopolis and Petropolis were swept away by rivers of mud and tumbling rocks.
At least three firemen were killed when they were engulfed in tonnes of mud as they tried to carry out a rescue.
The full extent of the devastation however was unknown because communication and access to the stricken zone was difficult after roads and bridges were destroyed, and telephone service was cut in some areas.
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Officials said the disaster was the worst to befall the Serrana, a soaring, lush area that used to be a getaway for 19th-century Brazilian nobility and is now a tourist spot, especially for Rio residents during summer.
“It’s a huge catastrophe, a major disaster,” the mayor of the worst-hit town of Teresopolis, Jorge Mario Sedlacek, told the GloboNews television station.
At least as much rainwater as the region usually sees in two or three weeks hit the Serrana before dawn on Wednesday, as residents slept.
The downpour triggered mudslides and caused rivers to overflow, carrying away cars, homes and people.
The calamity was the first natural disaster to be faced by Brazil’s new president, Dilma Rousseff, who took power less than two weeks ago.
Her government has released $US420 million in emergency aid to help the rain-hit region, and she was scheduled to fly over the disaster zone on Thursday in a helicopter.
Copyright 2011 AFP. All rights reserved.
Taken from The Daily Telegraph
Beaver