Australia: Massive Storms and Floods Ravage Christian Easterfest Festival
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Australia: Massive Storms and Floods Ravage Christian Easterfest Festival
* From: AAP
* April 23, 2011 9:54PM
FLASH flooding has inundated the Christian music festival Easterfest at Toowoomba - a town west of Brisbane that was ravaged in the January floods.
About 30,000 people attend the annual festival but the town was subjected to more danger and distress when the East Creek burst its banks about 7pm (AEST) today.
One of the large circus tents collapsed but no one is believed to have been injured, Toowoomba resident and former state MP Peter Pyke said.
"It's a bit chaotic at the moment but no one has been hurt," Mr Pyke said.
Another festival attendee estimated up to 40cm of water has inundated parts of Queens Park, which is adjacent to the creek and where the festival is held.
Evacuations are also underway with 1000 people camping in the park possibly affected, Mr Pyke said.
He said heavy rains had descended on Toowoomba about two hours before the flooding began and more rain is expected.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 8.30pm on Saturday for Toowoomba and the western Lockyer Valley region.
"These thunderstorms are slow moving," the BoM website states.
Flash flooding on January 10 ravaged the town's CBD, resulting in fatalities.
Blake Rice, 10, was saved by a passer-by when a wall of water pummelled the car he and his family were in but his brother Jordan, 13, and mum Donna Rice died.
International and Australian artists were scheduled to perform at the festival, which attracts people from all over Queensland and interstate.
Australia: Massive Storms and Floods Ravage Christian Easterfest Festival
* From: AAP
* April 23, 2011 9:54PM
FLASH flooding has inundated the Christian music festival Easterfest at Toowoomba - a town west of Brisbane that was ravaged in the January floods.
About 30,000 people attend the annual festival but the town was subjected to more danger and distress when the East Creek burst its banks about 7pm (AEST) today.
One of the large circus tents collapsed but no one is believed to have been injured, Toowoomba resident and former state MP Peter Pyke said.
"It's a bit chaotic at the moment but no one has been hurt," Mr Pyke said.
Another festival attendee estimated up to 40cm of water has inundated parts of Queens Park, which is adjacent to the creek and where the festival is held.
Evacuations are also underway with 1000 people camping in the park possibly affected, Mr Pyke said.
He said heavy rains had descended on Toowoomba about two hours before the flooding began and more rain is expected.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 8.30pm on Saturday for Toowoomba and the western Lockyer Valley region.
"These thunderstorms are slow moving," the BoM website states.
Flash flooding on January 10 ravaged the town's CBD, resulting in fatalities.
Blake Rice, 10, was saved by a passer-by when a wall of water pummelled the car he and his family were in but his brother Jordan, 13, and mum Donna Rice died.
International and Australian artists were scheduled to perform at the festival, which attracts people from all over Queensland and interstate.
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