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Thread ID: 115085	2011-01-01 03:36:00	Australia Flooded?	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1166158	2011-01-02 04:26:00	Yes, you got those replies probably because you asked about something happening in Australia.	FoxyMX (5)
1166159	2011-01-02 04:36:00	I asked and got this: . . . and that doesn't sound too bad to me . It's normally wet there, although not this wet doesn't imply vast flooding and deaths and lost homes to me . Even though that's what is actually happening? Or at least the lost homes part . Ignorance maybe?	--Wolf-- (128)
1166160	2011-01-02 06:34:00	Dams are all full and overflowing, rivers running 9 metres above normal, two cities being evacuated each just a bit smaller than Hamilton, and 200,000 have been evacuated from their homes. Because the area is relatively flat, dams to contain floodwaters are not a particularly practical solution. A major problem is that alot of the victims are uninsured, not because they are short sighted about Insurance, but because the Insurance companies will not cover flood risk, being profit motivated businesses, rather than soft hearted charities. The damage to crops will set many farmers back for years, and following several years of drought, could be the last straw for many. Damage to infra structure is being talked about in $Billions, with roads, bridges etc seriously damaged or destroyed, and thefloods are going to translate into higher costs for food and produce. As the inland floods move downstream, they will cross over into New South Wales causing flooding to many communities downstream, the only upside is that it will in several months put a lot of water into the Murray River system, and will revitalise that area. Fortunately, Australia is a wealthy country and can fight its way out of this disaster and restore the affected rural communities, but it is an event that will impact on the economy for at least 2 years. The upside of this is that it will rob the Gillard Government of the extra funds to pork barrel to try and stay in power.	KenESmith (6287)
1166161	2011-01-02 06:36:00	It has only affected 200,000 people,. It has only affected 200,00 Aussies :lol:	Metla (12)
1166162	2011-01-02 06:49:00	It has only so far directly affected 200,000 Aussies in so much as they have had their homes ravaged by floodwaters. Many will be financially wiped out. It has affected all of us because it will have a major impact on the cost of food for many months to come, and it will adversely affect both state and national economies for up to 2 years.	KenESmith (6287)
1166163	2011-01-02 07:00:00	Thats what you get for being a Skippy. I would imagine must of "us" are more concerned with the food prices in our own country.	Metla (12)
1166164	2011-01-02 07:20:00	It has only so far directly affected 200,000 Aussies in so much as they have had their homes ravaged by floodwaters . Many will be financially wiped out . It has affected all of us because it will have a major impact on the cost of food for many months to come, and it will adversely affect both state and national economies for up to 2 years . I feel very sorry for the people directly effected, must be hard loosing dam near everything and not being able to return home . Could take years for people to get back to some normality . Financially as a nation I don't think the floods are overly significant . NZ will recover from the $3 . 5Bn earthquake with ongoing productivity costs . Australia with a 7X bigger economy should have no problem brushing off a probable less costly event . If you want to worry about something, worry about the coming Aussie housing bubble burst, that's going to make this seem like a small parking ticket lol	Battleneter2 (9361)
1166165	2011-01-02 08:41:00	Now the truth comes out. I see now that the devastation on US TV is fairly accurate. Even though that's what is actually happening? Or at least the lost homes part. Ignorance maybe? Yes - totally ignorant and that's why I asked. I saw some pixs of just the peaks of roofs showing and then I got a ho-hum answer that didn't seem to be so bad. Sorry I didn't read betwixt the lines - but I just saw in a return to my OP that it apparently wasn't such a big deal and was just a seasonal deluge --- plus a little more. Then fires were mentioned so what was I supposed to assume?	SurferJoe46 (51)
1166166	2011-01-02 09:53:00	That Aussie has some pretty bad luck	--Wolf-- (128)
1166167	2011-01-02 17:24:00	I'll be gone for a few hours today and I promise to take a closer look into the OTHER Upsidedown Land. Sounds bad, though.	SurferJoe46 (51)
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