Hi everyone.
Just a quick update while we still have power....
We're fine. And the animals are fine.
Our whole acre went completely under water though, and went through 2 rooms of the house, including my newly built salon. So we've got a very wet, muddy, silty, smelly house at the moment. We're just lucky the rain stopped as it started soaking the sandbags that were saving the rest of the house. We were about 10 minutes away from having the whole house soked. The water current also tore all of our fences down.
We've currently got no phone lines, and the mobile (cell) phone reception is very touch and go. They've cut our water supply off. And they are talking about shutting the power down shortly. Also, the shops in our town are bare, there isn't much food/clean water left. We're still stranded from any of the towns, all the roads are completely cut off.
So we just have to sit tight for the next few days, and wait for it to calm down.
We faired pretty well though compared to some. As of last night, 11 people were confirmed dead, with something like 80 missing. A little boy 5 minutes down the road from us got washed out of a rescue boat and drowned. There is just mess everywhere. Cars washed up and torn apart lying around everywhere. Houses completely under water. Roads torn to pieces by the strength of the water. It's very heartbreaking.
We're just glad that we, and our animals are safe for the moment.
We've got a massive mess to clean up, and we've lost a few things, but we are so very lucky at the same time.
Here are a few pics of our place...
Our mailbox and street...
Just a quick update while we still have power....
We're fine. And the animals are fine.
Our whole acre went completely under water though, and went through 2 rooms of the house, including my newly built salon. So we've got a very wet, muddy, silty, smelly house at the moment. We're just lucky the rain stopped as it started soaking the sandbags that were saving the rest of the house. We were about 10 minutes away from having the whole house soked. The water current also tore all of our fences down.
We've currently got no phone lines, and the mobile (cell) phone reception is very touch and go. They've cut our water supply off. And they are talking about shutting the power down shortly. Also, the shops in our town are bare, there isn't much food/clean water left. We're still stranded from any of the towns, all the roads are completely cut off.
So we just have to sit tight for the next few days, and wait for it to calm down.
We faired pretty well though compared to some. As of last night, 11 people were confirmed dead, with something like 80 missing. A little boy 5 minutes down the road from us got washed out of a rescue boat and drowned. There is just mess everywhere. Cars washed up and torn apart lying around everywhere. Houses completely under water. Roads torn to pieces by the strength of the water. It's very heartbreaking.
We're just glad that we, and our animals are safe for the moment.
We've got a massive mess to clean up, and we've lost a few things, but we are so very lucky at the same time.
Here are a few pics of our place...
Our mailbox and street...
Our paddocks.
Inside...
Looking out our back window...
Front door...
Front yard...
That's it for now....
Updates in a few days.
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I'm praying for the best for those still missing in your country.