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I have a sister in Brisbane, in Bellbowrie, and close to the river. Until today, the last I'd heard she thought it would be a near-run thing.
Today I learned she and her family were evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning as the water came through her home at waist height, destroying all their furniture and appliances. They're in emergency accommodation now, essentially cut off from communication, but safe.
Having lived my life in urban areas of Sydney and Melbourne it has been easy to feel immune to natural disaster. Episodes like this really remind us of our fragility.
Today I learned she and her family were evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday morning as the water came through her home at waist height, destroying all their furniture and appliances. They're in emergency accommodation now, essentially cut off from communication, but safe.
Having lived my life in urban areas of Sydney and Melbourne it has been easy to feel immune to natural disaster. Episodes like this really remind us of our fragility.