Flooding

[Marcel]

Don't know how many of our members live in the region, but my thoughts go out to all who are affected by the flooding in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
It's been a disastrous couple of days.

 

[ARTESH]

Only thing I can do, for you, and anyone else in those areas, is keeping my fingers crossed, wishing best luck for you.

 

[rochie]

incredibly sad, so many lost their lives, and many, many more affected in other ways

 

[FLYBOYJ]

 

[Gnomey]

Stay safe!

 

[Crimea_River]

Unfortunately these extreme events seem to be getting more common.

 

[ARTESH]

Climate change is real! and yes, unfortunately, these things are getting both more common and more lethal!

 

[gumbyk]

Not Europe, but this is where I live:

Live: Lifeline restored - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home

The big clean-up is under way in the flood-ravaged South Island.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Thankfully flood banks kept most of the water contained - the highest flood levels ever recorded. No-one hurt, but plenty of people whiteout homes at the moment.

 

[Marcel]

Not Europe, but this is where I live:
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Live: Lifeline restored - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home

The big clean-up is under way in the flood-ravaged South Island.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Thankfully flood banks kept most of the water contained - the highest flood levels ever recorded. No-one hurt, but plenty of people whiteout homes at the moment.

Oef. Not looking good at all.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Fortunately my family in Germany was spared any damage.

Still the loss of life and missing is a tragedy. My thoughts are with everyone there.

 

[ARTESH]

Strongly agree with Adler. May the lost souls rest in peace. Keeping my fingers crossed for missing people to return in one piece.

 

[Marcel]

Good news was that the Germans got in contact with 700 of the missing people. That's encouraging, but death toll can still be significantly higher than what is counted at the moment.

 

[MiTasol]

Not Europe, but this is where I live:

Live: Lifeline restored - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home

The big clean-up is under way in the flood-ravaged South Island.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Thankfully flood banks kept most of the water contained - the highest flood levels ever recorded. No-one hurt, but plenty of people whiteout homes at the moment.

Thank goodness the kiwis are smarter than the Aussies. Floodbanks are rare here and would do so much good but of course the states say it is a fed problem and vice versa.

Last year the idiots in the Queensland government ripped the top off the Paradise dam (rather than fixing it BEFORE doing an engineering assessment on repair costs). That dam is less than 100km from me and now not only is the flood mitigation gone but the irrigated farms have had their water allowances cut by up to 82%. Lots of avocado and macadamia nut orchards are bulldozing their trees and a lot of the sugar cane crop has been left to die.
This area was called the foodbowl of Queensland.

Next flood is going to create absolute havoc