Torrent [electronic resource] : Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, January 2011
Amanda Gearing2013
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Based on exclusive interviews with survivors, rescuers, and with the families
and friends of victims of Queensland's catastrophic summer of 2011, this is a
powerful account of human courage. Of all the stories to emerge from the
disaster the most dramatic and starkly tragic were those that took place in
Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley. On January 10, 2011, after weeks of heavy rain
and as floodwaters began to overwhelm much of southeast Queensland, an "inland
tsunami" hit the city of Toowoomba, the rural districts of Spring Bluff, and
Postmans Ridge, and the towns of Murphys Creek, Withcott, Helidon, and Grantham.
For the first time, the extraordinary stories of survival and loss that emerged
from that terrible day are told. Official figures state that 24 people died;
many escaped death only because they were rescued by members of the community or
through sheer good fortune. This book dramatically shows the enduring resilience
of ordinary Australians in the face of a devas...
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Author:
Amanda Gearing, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 piece, 256 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702248139
Language:
English
BRN:
435799
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