A series of floods hit Australia primarily in Queensland,
including the capital Brisbane, in early December 2010. These floods tore
through three quarters of the state affecting 70 towns, over 200,000 people and
causing over 30 million dollars worth of damage. Thousands of people were
evacuated from their homes forced to leave everything behind and in some cases
watch their homes be destroyed by the mountain of water. The 2010-2011 floods
killed 35 people in Queensland as of January 2011 and an additional nine were
reported missing.
As of 28 January 2011, 35 deaths have been
attributed to the floods, 21 of which are from the Toowoomba and the Lockyer
Valley area. Additionally, 9 people are listed as missing, after the
catastrophic flash flood struck Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Brisbane and Ipswich[1].
This horrific event left behind a disturbingly large amount
of damage including demolished houses, cars, fallen trees and many homeless
people/families. Over 55,000 volunteers were a part of the clean up lead by the
major general Michael Slater along with the Australian Defence Force. Much support was given from local teams and
organisations such as flood relief appeal telethon. Together these forces were
strong and successful, slowly helping piece together the city.
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