Hi everyone, an update for those who are interested:
The rain has stopped, but the river is rising incredibly fast from all the water upstream. Our house is fine, but we are in a pocket with the river on three sides and the end of our road is inundated. My son's friend was unable to get home. The water is flowing so fast, and there is a ton of debris being carried along. Several of the major roads have been cut, so I think once the river peaks tomorrow morning we will probably be cut off from the rest of Brisbane for a little while. We still have power and water at this stage, although we have been warned about the possibility of power outages and requested to conserve drinking water.
My husband had to go to work in the CBD this morning to shut down the computer systems before the power is turned off, and he says the water was only about a metre below the train line, so I am hoping he will be able to get home.
The evacuations seem to have gone smoothly, and I haven't heard of any loss of life in Brisbane, unlike the awful situation in the Lockyer Valley where there are still about 90 people missing. It is still heartbreaking for the people who will lose their houses, but some consolation that thus far everyone is safe.
Karen, I hope you are OK - the photos from Ippy look terrible.
Thankyou everyone for all the kind good wishes.
