I rang my parents today to see if they are OK (at Toukley), and was told by them that the house I used to live in a few years ago at Budgewoi is underwater, and so is most of the town and the shopping centre.
The Lakes filled up so fast that they turned everything else into a Lake.
I rang my parents today to see if they are OK (at Toukley), and was told by them that the house I used to live in a few years ago at Budgewoi is underwater, and so is most of the town and the shopping centre.
The Lakes filled up so fast that they turned everything else into a Lake.
That's not good news Ken.
Where my wife works (St peters high school maitland) will be full inundated by morning - the levee is being breached now. no work for her this week, except massive cleanup of her classrooms, and office (both on ground floor with a store room below ground level). Thankfully she brought home her laptop. All her own personal resources at work will be lost . HISTORY IS GREAT TO WATCH BUT A BUGGER TO BE A PARTICIPANT!
I took the generator from my mums this morning (her power went online at 2 am) over to Killingworth to my brother and sister in laws and got their freezer back on line - they will be without power for at least another 24 hours.
I also hope that the families of Andrew and Mike are OK, along with all the other riff-raff on the central coast (no not you Rod )
I've been away all weekend and hadn'th eard the news on just how bad this was! I had no idea. The story of the ship running aground on Friday was a great news piece and made for amazing photo's but now it's turn pretty ugly. All the best to those living it out, hopefully not much irriplaceable stuff is lost, or lives.
I've been away all weekend and hadn'th eard the news on just how bad this was! I had no idea. The story of the ship running aground on Friday was a great news piece and made for amazing photo's but now it's turn pretty ugly. All the best to those living it out, hopefully not much irriplaceable stuff is lost, or lives.
unfortunately there are 9 dead, countless stock and animals. there were carcases floating out of the harbour this afternoon...
The whole of Maitland has been evacuated!!! That's a lot of people to move!
The river is due to peak around 3am (it's 1:28am now). Take care all that live in that area.
I've been away in the bush the last few days, returned well after dark last night, and I'm stunned to read all about these amazing multiple events. I hope that anyone and everyone of our forum members (and others of course) manage to ride this out as well as can be expected.
H0ughy thanks so much for posting the news, and thanks to you, Alan, Scott, etc, for the amazing images that have brought it all home more than words ever could.
I was one of the lucky ones as we never lost power and I live at the very top of a hill so flooding was not a problem for us. My sister inlaw was evacuated from her home in Singleton over night but is back now with no damage to he place.
I drove up to Mount Sugarloaf with the family to have a "birds eye" view of the flooding around the region this afternoon. The sun was warm and shining, and you could see the extent from Kurri Kurri through to Maitland and Raymond Terrace, and Hexham Swamp.
I am not the world best photo stitcher but i had a go from maitlant to swansea and beyond to the central coast
Seen it on the news tonight! Unbelievable!!, and the unfortunate tragic loss of lives. Very sad!!
Thanks for the pics Houghy, though sorry about your mums house.
I wonder how the're going to pull that tanker out.
RB has been without power since Friday and it's still not back on. They got LOTS of rain up there.
Terrible news about the family at Somersby - it actually happened not far from RB's house. I can't imagine the feelings they went through as it happened.
We got out of it quite intact. The power outage only lasted 10 hours or so for us and most of that was overnight. a very wild and wooly night (Friday night).
I was out in the rain with a chainsaw most of Saturday. Unfortunately (!) none of the big gum trees in my backyard blew over
I hope our forum friends in Singleton and Maitland are ok (Enrique, Ian Danks, Brendan etc).
on the central coast (no not you Rod
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from maitlant to swansea and beyond to the central coast
