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Rottenwood creek flooding5/29/2023 Army Corps of Engineers, providing hydroelectricity, flood control, drinking water, recreation, and navigation. George West Point Lake, and others are controlled by the U.S. Several lakes, including Lake Lanier, Lake Walter F. Much of this segment of the river runs through the Brevard fault. The name Chattahoochee is thought to come from a Creek word for "painted rock," possibly referring to the many colorful granite outcrops along the northeast-to-southwest segment of the river. It then merges with the Flint River at Lake Seminole to form the Florida panhandle's short Apalachicola River, and is the largest part of the ACF River Basin watershed. The water under the house was chest-high and life-threatening to navigate, submerging one of the family’s cars.The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the mountains of northeast Georgia, southwestward by Atlanta and through its suburbs, then turns southward to form the southern half of the Georgia/ Alabama state line. He tried using roof sheets, surfboards and paddleboards to direct the flow.Īll the items they had stored under the house were taken by the floods. He sandbagged the home, put plywood at the front door and a mattress at the back to stop water from entering. Sean made all sorts of attempts to divert water away from their house. Fences were torn away wheelie bins, ride-on mowers, and heavy machinery were picked up by the torrent. It just kept raining and raining,” Sean said.Īs the downpour intensified, water rushed into the family’s yard. “The rain was at Tweed Heads, then it circled back and it evolved into a rain bomb. The knee-high water had turned into waist-high rapids and Sean was isolated. They managed to navigate the crossing and Sean passed Delilah and Emily to their neighbours before returning to secure their house. But that was our only chance to get out,” Sean said. “It was not powerful, but still dangerous. As they crossed, it was hard to keep steady footing and they feared if they slipped they might lose their daughter. It was pitch black and they couldn’t see what was in the water or where it was coming from. By 3am the water was only two steps away from their back door.Īt this point, they decided to move Emily and Delila to the neighbour’s house, which was elevated higher than theirs. Thinking they had plenty of time, the family went back to sleep, but by midnight the water had risen halfway up the back steps. Their neighbour warned them that the flood water was rising.Īt that time, the flood water was at the bottom of the stairs that lead to their back door. In Burringbar, about 20km south-east of Murwillumbah, Sean and Emily Marshall, and their one-year-old daughter Delila, were woken by a knock at the door at 10.30pm on Monday night. Surf lifesavers rescuing a family from a house in New Brighton. “That was actually quite scary,” Raffaella said. The heavy rain muffled their calls for help and the tree canopy hid their home when boats passed by. With letterboxes and landmarks submerged, rescuers had difficulty locating them. Phone and internet services were cutting in and out, but Raffaella managed to get hold of her mother who notified the SES that they were in trouble. “We never thought it would get that bad that quickly,” Raffaella said. Instead, they watched the water rise towards their second storey. By the time the SES evacuation message was sent at 5am, there was no escape. Raffaella Baker, her partner and daughter woke at 2am on Monday to find water rising around their riverside home in New Brighton. ![]() Over on the coast, the suburbs of New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Ocean Shores also succumbed to rapidly rising rivers. The routes they have created are for emergency use only, but they have allowed energy providers in to restore some electricity. With the community isolated, Wilsons Creek locals Steve Brown and his three sons Jai, Josh and Ben began using excavators to fix the roads. ![]() ![]() But we are supporting each other as best as we can,” Sahar said. ![]() She and Alex did not have insurance on their home, and with all their possessions destroyed, they have set up a GoFundMe page. Shafiqa is now at the Gold Coast University hospital and is expected to need extensive surgery on both her ankles. They spent 24 hours with the injured couple before they were rescued by helicopter, 38 hours after the house first collapsed. Sarah Black, a Mullumbimby paramedic, and a community member named Richard hiked four hours through partially destroyed roads and landslides to treat the pair and bring them morphine, as there was no access for ambulance services. Shafiqa Irwin’s home in Upper Wilsons Creek, after the landslide.
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