The coupleâs property backs on to Retreat Creek, which they watched rise rapidly throughout the morning.
âWeâre stranded and we canât go anywhere except up Graves Hill,â she said.
âItâs a little scary. We could be in trouble but weâre prepared to evacuate.â
Mrs Willcott said she woke at midnight to pouring rain, thunder and lightning. The rain gauge was already full at 130mm when she checked it at 3am on Wednesday, March 17.
Retreat Creek floods mining claim at the Gemfields: Sandy Willcott captured the footage from her mining claim at Graves Hill, showing the rapidly rising Retreat Creek after receiving more than 130mm in the early hours of March 17.
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