Wannem E Flood?
E gad plenty ol creek and river ya, water can come untap mina quickwan. When e gad big rain dhem water can buss anmekenutherkine high water comeout everywhere in minutes (flash flood).
No gordehstaplongway from ol floodwater, even when water come halfway po calf muscle boryu (30cm) e can tekeyu go down and e gor gad olnugood something inside the water go mekyu sick, stap long way promdher!
The only way po’ be safe e postap long way promdher, mathastapweh house or meke plan b en find wan safe path po’ travel longway prom ol flood water.
Thempla lo Queensland Government be meke one floodwater safety map e speak yu were dhem flooded roads are, ol e call em Flooded Roads Map an em e use real-time data an reports po’ seek yuwer e gad ol flood risk so yu can meke plan po’ travel lo safe road po’ get prom A to B.
Yu can seek pothempla if yugor look ol flood en share them directions wannem safe road yu be tekem, san go helpeholnuther drivers comeoutsafewan
If e flooded, muthaleebem. Go lo Plan B
Source: RACQ Get Ready Queensland and / Wanem problems e might go mekempo’ yu?
  • E can cause you po’ mood swings. Wase might yu can’t sleep or e hard po focus en’e sum pipolwasewande drink causol e fil mina wild wehol something. Yu muss loogout yourself prapapo’ lookout pamleboryu. Yu might go causeol health problems ipyu nor gor kai kaien sleep. E good you gor still socialize weholnutherpipolanpamle lo Facebook.
  • You gad pikinini ah? Mekshorthempla feel safe, no more panic, en’emekeol’ normal duties boryuweh house. Try nor por let e dhemplalukwehtvene’ listen ol radio warnings. Nor let e thempla listen ol big marn talk about the storm - bombieol e gor fright. Yarn po’ dhemplawiskineolpamle’sgor clean up aptaen keep seek po’ thempla ‘ol everything go be right’.
  • Yu gad pets or livestock? E mina important yumeke plan podhempla so ol go be olriteweh the storm! Think about wehdhemplagorstap, wannem kai kiaen exercise ol go need enipthempla e oriteweholnuther animals ah pipol. Pind out ip e olritepotekemgorpor the evacuation centre.
  • Ol belongings boryu might gordammizlor the storm en’eyugor have to replace dhemwan. Yu be put away dhem something boryuprapa? Yu gad insurance po’ pixi house boryuan replace dhem something bloyu?
  • Yu provide e care posombebodywhoda elderly lo house borthempla ah? E good you go meke plan lo dhempla an ol e greeanyumek sure ol e gor gad support en’edhemplagor feel safe en’e well.

Mekeh eberything ready po’ wan Flood:

Mekeh house ene business bloryu straight: e mina good ipyumekem straight wantime, before the season e come an e mina important yumekem straight ipol e issue flood warning. Ipyustapweh e gad flood, look wanemol something bloryu inside wehousepor move em, so e nor gordamizenemekem straight weh council bloryuporolsunbagene sun po’ stap e the water from come inside lorousebloryu.

Meke one emergency bag:mekeol something stretol the time ene 3 months before storm season gor come. E mina important yu gad wan emergency bag ready, dhiswan e help e yupo’ stahp strong en survive weholnuthakyn bad weather.

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Mekem straight pogor: Talk weholpamle so yuplagorsabewanempo’ mekemenemeke wan
list so yupla nor figetol something.

Look out pool neighbours blo you:meke friend weh them neighboursbloyueneaskethempla if ol need help weh anything. When the cyclone e ober, gor find out wehthemplaipol e oritee’ne talk porthempla about wanemyugormekem.

Planeh emergency po’ ol pet:yu might can’t thek e them pet wehyugorpo’ ol shelter so yugor have to mekenother plan en’e emergency kit po’ ol pet bloyu.

Put yu name down for warnings en alerts en’e tune in: talk por council boryu speak themplapo’ put e name bloyu down po’ gediol warnings en alerts. Listen po’ the radio en watch tvpo’ sabewanem e happening weh the weather or yu can gorpo’ the Bureau of Meteorology website.