Coolayla

When it rains around here, it really rains. There are some areas around that have received as much as 800mm (32 inches) in just under six hours. That is around five inches of rain, or over 120mm, per hour for six hours straight.

No wonder our feet are wet.

You can see from this image that even the rescuers needed rescuing. A fire truck on its way to rescuing individuals found that the road under the water had been washed away.

Not a comfortable experience at any time. However, when you are supposed to be doing the rescuing it is even more embarrassing.

I can see now why emergency services advise all not to drive across flooded roads. They should use these images as part of their advertising.

In the meantime, we almost always flood as soon as a cloud appears – not this time. Everyone else is being flooded out yet, despite the rain, we are not seeing any flooding – yet!