Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 1:12 AM
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Recently, floods in Australia have caused devastation in its wake. As torrential rain continues to pour across Queensland and other parts of Australia, many homes have been completely wrecked many are still left underwater and it is expected that it will take weeks before the waters start to recede. Thousands of families abandoned their homes for relief centres set up on high ground as relief pours in from the Australian military.
The Economic damage caused by the floods has estimated to be in the billions. Industries affected heavily such as coal mining have been totally obliterated as floods have swamped mines which have halted the operations of 35 percent of Australia's estimated 259 million tonnes of exportable coal in Queensland.
We are witnessing an increasing frequency of natural disasters around the world; even Singapore has its share of floods! I was personally affected by this when my family car was left submerged in one of the floods in late 2009.
In 2010 alone, more than a hundred natural disasters have occurred worldwide.
With this, one might be led to believe that 2012 really could be the end of the world.
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