Floods in Queensland 2010/2011

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A woman waits for help on the roof of her car during the Toowoomba flash flood.
Satellite image taken on December 31, 2010

The 2010/2011 floods in Queensland affected the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales . They were triggered by heavy rainfall, some of which was caused by Cyclone Tasha . Tasha was the first tropical cyclone of the Australian cyclone season 2010-2011 to move to mainland Australia.

The floods in this area are considered to be the worst in 50 years. 70 cities were affected and 200,000 people had to be evacuated. In New South Wales, the west of the country was particularly hard hit. These floods killed 35 people.

On January 10, 2011, a flash flood rushed through the town of Toowoomba , which has around 90,000 inhabitants , on the southern edge of the floodplain, causing considerable property damage. The village of Grantham was nearly razed to the ground by the flood. Parts of the center of the metropolis Brisbane had to be evacuated.

The property damage was estimated at AUD 1 billion and the loss of gross national product at AUD 13 billion.

Australia exports most of the coal on earth and Queensland with New South Wales together have 97% of all coal mines in Australia , so this industry is heavily dependent on exports. The flooding of the coal mines resulted in a significant drop in hard coal production to 405 million tons in the 2010/2011 financial year, compared to 471 million tons a year earlier in 2009/2010.

The floods in Queensland and New South Wales were followed by the floods in the state of Victoria in 2011 , which inundated large parts of western and central Australia.

background

The floods were the result of heavy rainfall caused by tropical cyclone Tasha, combined with trough weather at the height of a La Niña event. Rainfall from La Niña in eastern Australia was the heaviest since 1973.

The La Niña event caused heavy rainfall over a long period of time over the catchment areas of the Queensland rivers. 2010 was the wettest December since the weather records, with the previous record levels being exceeded at 107 measuring points. In the entire state, the mean precipitation of 209.45 mm was well above the previous value of 200.1 mm from 1975. 2010 was also the wettest spring since 1900 and the third wettest year on the Australian continent.

Smaller, locally limited floods occurred throughout Australia as early as early December. On December 24th, a monsoon trough moved from the Coral Sea towards the coast and brought torrential rain in the following days, which fell in a wide strip from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Gold Coast .

On December 30, large parts of the south and center of Queensland, an area about the size of Germany and France combined, were affected by the floods. About 300 streets, including nine main routes, were impassable and closed. Railways and numerous coal mines were flooded. In addition, the floods had caused the prices of fruit and vegetables to explode, in some regions prices more than tripled. Where the floods receded, snakes and crocodiles were left behind, posing a threat to residents.

Dimensions

Flooding has occurred across the Queensland area since mid-December 2010. Several successive low pressure areas with heavy rainfall had led to a rise in the rivers over a period of three weeks. Many places, such as Condamine and Chinchilla , have been flooded multiple times.

Fitzroy River Basin

Aerial view of Rockhampton 31 December 2010

On December 29, 2010, the floods led to the evacuation of 1,000 people in Theodore and other cities. The responsible disaster officer described the dimensions as "never seen before". Residents were flown to Moura in military helicopters . Theodore was the first city in Queensland history to be completely evacuated.

Emerald was also cut off from the outside world on December 29th when the Nogoa River rose. The next day, the water level exceeded the high water mark of 2008 at 15.36 m and at the height of the flood 80 percent of the city was under water - worse than ever. 1,200 residents of the city had been evacuated.

Rockhampton had almost a week to prepare for the floods of the Fitzroy River . The river runs through the center of the city and the airport was closed on January 1st. An iron flood barrier was erected to prevent debris floating in the water from damaging the terminal building. A crisis center was set up at Central Queensland University and the Bruce Highway south of the city closed to traffic. On January 5, 2011, the Fitzroy River peaked at 9.2 m and remained slightly below the forecast level of 9.4 m.

The port of Gladstone had to cut its operations because the coal stores at the port were soaked and new coal deliveries by rail were not possible. The Goonyella Line, which serves a number of coal mines in the Bowen Basin , was suspended for a week. The delivery of grain has also been delayed.

Burnett River Basin

Burnett River at Gayndah , 350 km northwest of Brisbane
Flood on Churchill Drive in Warwick

The cities in the center of the Burnett Region, Gayndah and Mundubbera , were flooded on December 28 and 29 when the Burnett River peaked at 18.25 meters. This was the highest level since 1942. In Mundubbera, 20 houses were flooded, and further down the river in Gayndah two houses fell victim to the floods. Both cities were cut off from the outside world for several days. Both the drinking water supply and agricultural production were severely affected.

Bundaberg , located directly on the Burnett River, experienced the worst flooding in 40 years. Over 300 households had to be evacuated in the place.

Condamine / Balonne River Basin

In the catchment area of the Condamine / Balonne River, the places Chinchilla and Jericho were flooded. At least 40 residents had to be evacuated from Jericho.

The floods in Dalby were the worst since 1982. The town's drinking water treatment plant was flooded, which later hampered clean-up work. 112,500 liters of water had to be brought by truck for the 14,000 residents. Further downstream, Warwick was cut off from the outside world.

The Condamine River reached in the eponymous place Condamine with 14.25 m on December 30th, the highest water level ever recorded. All 100 residents had to be evacuated by helicopter on the same day as the water level was expected to rise to over 15 m.

The water masses threatened the cities of Surat and St. George further downstream , with a high of 12.5 m for Surat and 14 m for St George. When the floods hit the Culgoa and Bokhara Rivers in New South Wales over the Balonne River in late January , the towns of Angledool , Goodooga and Weilmoringle were expected to be cut off from the outside world.

Further heavy rains on January 9th and 10th caused the water levels to rise again, putting chinchilla and condamine at risk again. The residents of Chinchilla were asked a second time to leave the place.

On the Macintyre River , which runs along the border between the two Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales, the flood threatened the city of Goondiwindi on January 13 . Although the city is protected by an eleven meter high dam , the local hospital and an old people's home have been evacuated as a precaution and a crisis center has been set up.

Mary River Basin

Heavy rain, which fell in the Mary River basin on January 8th and 9th, flooded Maryborough and Gympie . The first flood wave for Maryborough was expected to peak at 8.5 m at noon on January 9th. Some homes and businesses were affected. The second wave, triggered by the precipitation further upriver, happened later in the day. At Gympie, the Mary River was expected to reach a high of 16 meters, possibly 17 meters if it continued to rain.

Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley

Flooded Long and Mackenzie Streets in Toowoomba

The town of Toowoomba in Darling Downs was hit by a flash flood after more than 160 mm of rain fell in 36 hours on January 10, 2011, killing four people in hours. Toowoomba is located on the watershed of the Great Dividing Range , about 700 m above sea level. Three weeks of continuous rain - only three days it stayed dry - had saturated the soil in the Toowoomba area when a series of storms hit the city on January 10th. The torrential rains that came with it ran quickly down the canals and streets. The center of the city is in a small valley where two small streams, East Creek and West Creek, join to form Gowrie Creek . The streams overflowed their banks because they could not absorb the masses of water, and a devastating wave of water pushed through the city center.

In nearby Gatton , the evacuation began when Lockyer Creek rose to a record level of 18.92 m, exceeding the previous record of 1893. Further down the river, in the town of Withcott , the force of the water drove cars into shops, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes. The scene was described by an eyewitness as follows: "As if Cyclone Tracy had swept through the streets ... If an atom bomb had been detonated here , it would look the same". Also Grantham was severely hit by the flood. Homes have been destroyed in what Queensland Prime Minister Anna Bligh described as the "inland tsunami ". According to local reports, the tidal wave was 7 or 8 meters high by the time it reached Grantham. New deaths were confirmed and it was feared that many of the 66 missing had also died. The body of one of the victims was swept away by floods and was only found 80 km downstream. The police assumed that many bodies will probably never be found.

The Brisbane River basin

Brisbane Ferris Wheel during high tide

On January 11, 2011 at around 2:30 p.m. local time, the Brisbane River overflowed its banks, leading to evacuations in central Brisbane and the suburbs of Fortitude Valley and West End . A crisis center has been set up for the affected residents at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground in Bowen Hills . According to media reports, residents of 2,100 streets in Brisbane were asked to leave their homes before the floods arrived on January 12th. Mayor Campbell Newman announced that around 20,000 homes had been hit by the tidal wave, which was expected to peak on January 14th. He later said that the infrastructure along the Brisbane River was essentially destroyed .

On January 13, the level of the Brisbane River did not quite reach the predicted peak value , but 20,000 houses were still flooded. The worst hit areas were St Lucia , West End, Rocklea and Graceville . The water had destroyed some of Brisbane's landmarks, such as the Brisbane Riverwalk, a floating footpath over the Brisbane River that connects downtown Fortitude Valley and New Farm . This crossing broke apart, and a 300 m long "floating missile" was formed from one section, which at times threatened the Gateway Bridge . Much of the floating footpath could be pulled safely under the bridge and past other obstacles by a tug before it could be safely moored. The Suncorp Stadium , in which games of the National Rugby League and Rugby Union are played, was two meters deep under water. The water thus reached up to the third and fourth rows of seats in the grandstands.

With a high of 4.46 m in Brisbane, the flood reached the sixth highest level in the history of the city. Parts of the western suburbs were cut off from the outside world for three days. The residents of Bellbowrie , Moggill and Pullenvale ran out of groceries and other supplies as the access roads became impassable. The Australian military was only able to supply the area with urgently needed goods on January 15th.

The Bremer River peaked at Ipswich , 30 km west of Brisbane, on January 12, at 19.4 m. The river flooded the city center and at least 3,000 residential buildings. A third of the city was flooded and over 1,100 people were placed in emergency shelters. A four-year-old boy was washed away near Marburg after falling from a lifeboat. A 50-year-old man drowned in Wulkuraka , a suburb of Ipswich, when he accidentally drove his car into the waters. The worst hit suburbs were Goodna and Gailes .

Others

In the South East Queensland region , Lake Wivenhoe , which dammed the Brisbane River, reached a volume of water equivalent to 191% of its normal capacity. In Brisbane, December 2010 was the wettest December since 1859. The Wyaralong Dam at Beaudesert received praise in local media for protecting downstream Logan City from the worst flooding, with the reservoir due to the floods only a month after the jam started was already 80% full.

In the North Queensland region , the city of Ingham was cut off from the outside world when the Herbert River peaked. Houses in Babinda and Gordonvale were flooded.

Fatalities

The total number of deaths was officially put at 35 people. By January 14, 2011, the floods had claimed 30 lives, 15 of them from Toowoomba and the Lockyer area . Another 70 people were missing.

The first fatality was reported on November 20, 2010 when a woman drowned in her vehicle near Dysart . In the following weeks five more people are killed in the same way.

In addition, nine people drowned after being hit directly by the floods and thirteen died under different circumstances.

Reactions

"The impact on our friends in Queensland is something that New Zealanders feel very deeply, and we just want to make sure that we're in a position to offer them support across the range of services that we have here in New Zealand."

“The impact of the disaster on our friends in Queensland is something we New Zealanders share very deeply, and we want to make sure we are able to provide them with the full range of services we provide in New Zealand can."

- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on the floods

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard traveled to the affected areas on December 31st, the day before the Australian Head of State , Queen Elizabeth II , through her representative, Governor Penelope Wensley, expressed her concern and sympathy for the victims of the flood. Later, after the Australian Prime Minister called for support for the flood victims, both the Queen and her son Prince Charles made donations .

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to express my condolences for the dead and the devastation in Queensland by the flooding." US President Obama said he was ready to help.

John Key , the Prime Minister of New Zealand , spoke to Gillard on the phone, where she thanked New Zealand for their help. Auckland , Brisbane's twin city, offered to help when Auckland Mayor Len Brown sent a message of support to Brisbane's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman .

reconstruction

“As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who we are. We are Queenslanders. We're the people that they breed tough, north of the [New South Wales] border. We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again. Together we can pull through this and that's what I'm determined to do, with your help, we can achieve it. "

- Prime Minister Anna Bligh

Major General Michael Slater was appointed chief of the civil reconstruction group.

The Australian Defense Force (ADF) share of the flood relief was called Operation Queensland Flood Assist . The ADF set up Joint Task Force 637 , stationed at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane, to take command of January 1st support.

The supply of food for northern Queensland was cut off by the flood. The food had to be shipped to Townsville .

The states of New South Wales and Victoria have deployed personnel to support the exhausted relief workers. A national appeal was launched on December 29th, with state governments providing one million Australian dollars in emergency aid.

Small businesses and farmers in 13 hardest hit administrative areas will receive up to AUD 25,000 to compensate for the damage caused by the flood. Further support for reconstruction is provided in a further 31 administrative areas.

New Zealand - one of Australia's closest allies - sent two 15-man civil protection teams to support the rescue operations. New Zealand also sent soldiers, mainly engineers, but also police and fire fighters. A Red Cross team was also made available.

A government rebuilding program has been launched in Queensland, where those affected can apply and receive grants until the end of March 2012.

donate

On January 9, the Flood Relief Appeal: Australia Unites television fundraising gala , broadcast on the Nine Network from Suncorp Piazza in Brisbane, raised more than A $ 10 million in donations.

At an international cricket match between Australia and England in Adelaide on January 12, both teams donated part of their proceeds. In addition, AUD 28,450 was collected from viewers.

See also

Web links

 Wikinews: Large parts of the Australian state of New South Wales are flooded  - news
Commons : 2010–2011 Queensland floods  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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