Australia: Roads flooded, power out, as wicked storm slams southeast Queensland
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Australia: Roads flooded, power out, as wicked storm slams southeast Queensland
* Staff writers
* From: The Courier-Mail
* October 11, 2010 7:13AM
Roads are cut and thousands lack power on Monday after 250mm of rain was dumped on southeast Qld.
The floodgates are open at Wivenhoe Dam sending water over the spillway. Pic: Jono Searle Source: The Courier-Mail
* Man trapped on roof of car
* Schools shut
* Flood risk remains high
EMERGENCY services have swung into action this morning after a night of record-breaking rain across the south-east Queensland coast.
Police, fire, ambulance and State Emergency Service officers are being kept busy this morning directing traffic away from flooded roads and assisting home owners and motorists, The Courier-Mail reports.
One person was rescued from the roof of a car at Rocklea in Brisbane, shortly before 6am (AEST). Another man was plucked from the roof of his car at Taigum.
Two people were also trapped in a car at Zillmere on the city's northside.
Police are warning people to avoid areas around Enoggera and Ithaca Creeks in Brisbane's inner-north with water levels still rising.
St Aidan’s College at Corinda is closed as is Darlington State School about 30km from Beaudesert in southern Queensland.
An Education Queensland spokesman said schools at Upper Brookfield and Bracken Ridge are open, despite reports to the contrary.
The weather is also playing havoc with public transport with a range of bus services and some trains being held up by flooding.
Translink has warned bus commuters in Ipswich to expect delays and buses on Brisbane's northside are running behind schedule due to flooding at Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, North Lakes, Brighton and Sandgate.
On the Sunshine Coast a tree blocked the track between Nambour and Yandina. Authorities are urging patience.
While most beaches across the Sunshine Coast remain closed, a number have reopened this morning including Noosa, Mooloolaba main beach, Mooloolaba spit, Bulcock spit and Discovery and Mudjimba at North Shore.
The coast had a brief glimpse of the sun this morning before the rain came back.
According to the weather bureau rain is expected to ease today after moderate to heavy falls throughout the morning.
The roads have remained clear since a single-vehicle crash at Federal just north of Black Mountain closed both lanes just before 7am.
The male driver was transported to Nambour hospital with leg and arm injuries and minor head wounds and the Bruce Highway reopened about 9am.
SES attended to a couple of sandbag and tarp-related jobs, and performed traffic control at Cooroy.
Go to The Courier-Mail for more local updates.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/roads-flooded-as-big-wet-continues-in-southeast-queensland/story-e6frfkvr-1225936928385#ixzz120lFx1dC
Australia: Roads flooded, power out, as wicked storm slams southeast Queensland
* Staff writers
* From: The Courier-Mail
* October 11, 2010 7:13AM
Roads are cut and thousands lack power on Monday after 250mm of rain was dumped on southeast Qld.
The floodgates are open at Wivenhoe Dam sending water over the spillway. Pic: Jono Searle Source: The Courier-Mail
* Man trapped on roof of car
* Schools shut
* Flood risk remains high
EMERGENCY services have swung into action this morning after a night of record-breaking rain across the south-east Queensland coast.
Police, fire, ambulance and State Emergency Service officers are being kept busy this morning directing traffic away from flooded roads and assisting home owners and motorists, The Courier-Mail reports.
One person was rescued from the roof of a car at Rocklea in Brisbane, shortly before 6am (AEST). Another man was plucked from the roof of his car at Taigum.
Two people were also trapped in a car at Zillmere on the city's northside.
Police are warning people to avoid areas around Enoggera and Ithaca Creeks in Brisbane's inner-north with water levels still rising.
St Aidan’s College at Corinda is closed as is Darlington State School about 30km from Beaudesert in southern Queensland.
An Education Queensland spokesman said schools at Upper Brookfield and Bracken Ridge are open, despite reports to the contrary.
The weather is also playing havoc with public transport with a range of bus services and some trains being held up by flooding.
Translink has warned bus commuters in Ipswich to expect delays and buses on Brisbane's northside are running behind schedule due to flooding at Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, North Lakes, Brighton and Sandgate.
On the Sunshine Coast a tree blocked the track between Nambour and Yandina. Authorities are urging patience.
While most beaches across the Sunshine Coast remain closed, a number have reopened this morning including Noosa, Mooloolaba main beach, Mooloolaba spit, Bulcock spit and Discovery and Mudjimba at North Shore.
The coast had a brief glimpse of the sun this morning before the rain came back.
According to the weather bureau rain is expected to ease today after moderate to heavy falls throughout the morning.
The roads have remained clear since a single-vehicle crash at Federal just north of Black Mountain closed both lanes just before 7am.
The male driver was transported to Nambour hospital with leg and arm injuries and minor head wounds and the Bruce Highway reopened about 9am.
SES attended to a couple of sandbag and tarp-related jobs, and performed traffic control at Cooroy.
Go to The Courier-Mail for more local updates.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/roads-flooded-as-big-wet-continues-in-southeast-queensland/story-e6frfkvr-1225936928385#ixzz120lFx1dC
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