Floods cover an area in Queensland the size of Texas. People are dying. There are crocodiles and poisionous snakes in the water where the people are. And we have Kenpo people in the middle of it. If you can help, here's where to send it. Sent by Tony Perez there.
Brisbane itself has had over 25,000 homes and businesses either totally or partially affected by flooding. Tragically we've had 15 confirmed dead and over 50 are reported missing. The death toll is expected to increase - emergency personal just haven't been able to get into some areas. We now have the Australian Defence Force actively involved - the army is being used for clean up and search and rescue and our heavy lift Air Force assets are transporting food and medical supplies as major roads have been cut isoloating many rural towns. Rebuilding is going to be of a "post war scale" and is expected to take over 2 years. I've lived in Brisbane over 30 years and I've never seen anything like this. Whilst my home and family are safe and well, we have many friends who have lost everything.
Donate by internet banking:
The account details for donations are:
Account Name: Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal
BSB: 064 013
Account number: 1000 6800
SWIFT code for international donations: CTBAAU2S
Finally, I've included a link below to our city's major Newspaper - The Courier Mail - which has all the news and photo galleries associated with this tragic event. Read some of these stories - it is so heartbreaking.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/
Thank for any help you may be able to provide.
Cheers,
Tony Perez
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