As we continue the long, dismal trudge into month 3 of the year 2022 we want to make sure you're paying attention to all of the devastation happening in the world, as opposed to just SOME of it. Brisbane, Australia was hit with nearly 32 inches of rainfall over 6 days. Creeks and rivers swelled leading to the worst flooding in nearly a decade. According to AP News, 10 people have now been confirmed dead.
The Mary River has basically become its own sea.
When it rains in Australia#MaryRiver #flooding pic.twitter.com/YJ8qlHKJLw
— bill (@billybirdau) February 28, 2022
Wild footage coming out of Queensland shows a boat driving by a Shell gas station with its pump overhang nearly submerged underwater.
#Australia #Eastcoast . The country's third most populous city, #Brisbane , was flooded with water on Monday following heavy rains and floods that killed eight people. In the state of #Queensland, 2,145 homes and 2,356 businesses are currently submerged. pic.twitter.com/NR8mtmYBLu
— Donato Yaakov Secchi (@doyaksec) March 1, 2022
Lismore, a city located in New South Wales was hit hard as well. Here's one of the most eye-opening photos we've seen.
If you don’t know about Lismore Maccas height. This is unfathomable, what on earth pic.twitter.com/q5wKUqNgcF
— Jackson (@Jaksuhhn) February 28, 2022
Just for reference, McDonald's signs can range anywhere from 20-50 feet tall. People were also finding new and inventive ways to get around due to flooding...
When it floods in #Australia pic.twitter.com/iYzA58y1Nx
— Adam charbel (@AdamCharbel) March 1, 2022
Flooding also led to landslides and damaged roads.
How is it going....#NSWFloods not good #australiafloods pic.twitter.com/QU8GImLOgO
— Shelli ????? - ????? #JaprilSpinoff COMING????? (@LoveSasseJapril) February 28, 2022
Wildlife obviously has to find a way to survive under these circumstances. Video was captured of a Kangaroo entering a home and looking for higher ground.
Kangaroos seeking dry ground. (Video courtesy of Kate, Palmers Island near Yamba, NSW) @abcnews #floods #nswfloods #australiafloods #australia pic.twitter.com/dszTigngCp
— Sally Sara (@sallyjsara) March 1, 2022
Another shot taken shows us a BP gas station entirely underwater.
#lismore under flood
— blackeagle (@xBlackx_xEaglex) February 28, 2022
It is a summer time and floods in same time pic.twitter.com/VKqZ5m3hTj
It's hard to say that one disaster is more urgent or more important than another. But we just want to make people aware that even though there is a war going on in the Ukraine, Australia is going through their own sh*t-storm.
Happy March, everyone.
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