Residents in low-lying areas were told to leave early on Friday morning and almost 70 schools have been closed, with flash flooding and more heavy rain forecast across large parts of the state
The massive flow of mud has been attributed to a lack of riverbank revegetation projects since the 2011 flood. Now a peak environmental agency is hoping the latest disaster will be the final wake-up call.
The massive flow of mud has been attributed to a lack of riverbank revegetation projects since the 2011 flood. Now a peak environmental agency is hoping the latest disaster will be the final wake-up call.
The massive flow of mud has been attributed to a lack of riverbank revegetation projects since the 2011 flood. Now a peak environmental agency is hoping the latest disaster will be the final wake-up call.
As the floodwaters rose in Southeast Queensland last week, my phone buzzed with texts from friends. We compared this event with the last catastrophic flood of 2011 and tried to calculate whether our homes would be affected this time. I live in Ipswich, not far from the now-flooded Bremer River.