Wombat
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- Wollongong
Why you don't enter Floodwaters
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Imogene
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- Middle Tennessee
Oh my goodness ! I did not see that coming
Clyde is a bigeee boy!
Clyde is a bigeee boy!
Warrigal
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- Sydney, Australia
Even in more southern latitudes where crocs are non existant, flood water can contain submerged trees being carried down stream by the current. People who enter flooded rivers can disappear and their bodies may not ever resurface because they are caught up in the branches. Most cars get caught in flood waters when they attempt to drive over flooded causeways or bridges. It doesn't take very deep water to float a car.
Imogene
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- Middle Tennessee
In July, 2025, there was a âhundred year floodâ on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County , Texas USA.
Camp Mystic, a summer girls camp, had sat alongside that river for many years.
During that flood, 27 people lost their lives and I believe, to date, one little girl is still missing.
Even though the river rose in a blink of an eye, They had no earlier warning and I believe cell signal was poor, even someone did have a cell phone.
I donât live in Texas, but those who live in Hill Country feel more could have/should have been done in advance. The pictures shown on TV were devastating when one knew that most of the lives lost were children and one still hasnât been found.
The story is all over the internet if anyone wants to google it, Iâm not posting itâŚâŚ.
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As far as people driving through high water â- our news media & meteorologists repeat themselves adnauseum to âturn around donât drownâ, yet there is always some moron who will try driving thru deep water anyway And sure enough, they call screaming for help as they are sitting on the ROOF of their vehicle. It only takes six inches of water to float a low profile car like mine.
Camp Mystic, a summer girls camp, had sat alongside that river for many years.
During that flood, 27 people lost their lives and I believe, to date, one little girl is still missing.
Even though the river rose in a blink of an eye, They had no earlier warning and I believe cell signal was poor, even someone did have a cell phone.
I donât live in Texas, but those who live in Hill Country feel more could have/should have been done in advance. The pictures shown on TV were devastating when one knew that most of the lives lost were children and one still hasnât been found.
The story is all over the internet if anyone wants to google it, Iâm not posting itâŚâŚ.
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As far as people driving through high water â- our news media & meteorologists repeat themselves adnauseum to âturn around donât drownâ, yet there is always some moron who will try driving thru deep water anyway And sure enough, they call screaming for help as they are sitting on the ROOF of their vehicle. It only takes six inches of water to float a low profile car like mine.
OneEyedDiva
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- Location
- New Jersey
I wouldn't even trust going into flood waters here in an American city. I know I wouldn't in Australia. 
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
I think that the odds of running into Clyde would be fairly low but flood waters in populated areas are a toxic soup of raw sewage, chemicals, dead animals, fuel, etcâŚ
Lewkat
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- Location
- New Jersey, USA
Floodwaters contain all sorts of ugly bacteria. Besides the unpleasant animals, this alone should keep you out.
I lived most of my life in south and central Texas. Flash floods were common.
My father was the civil defense director for our town. He had access to retired military equipment. The Guadalupe River ran through the town and flooded whenever there was a long or hard rain. Dad would take the Duck (an amphibious troop carrier) to the flood area and rescue the people who lived in the flood zone. I clearly remember one night, I woke up to find the lights on in the house and Mom was up. I asked her where was Daddy? She said, "He's rescuing the people who are being flooded."
People would drive through the flooded areas, then need rescuing. The cities would put up road barriers but they would drive around them. Then the city started charging them for the rescue. Thousands of dollars. I don't know if that helped stop those idiots.
My father was the civil defense director for our town. He had access to retired military equipment. The Guadalupe River ran through the town and flooded whenever there was a long or hard rain. Dad would take the Duck (an amphibious troop carrier) to the flood area and rescue the people who lived in the flood zone. I clearly remember one night, I woke up to find the lights on in the house and Mom was up. I asked her where was Daddy? She said, "He's rescuing the people who are being flooded."
People would drive through the flooded areas, then need rescuing. The cities would put up road barriers but they would drive around them. Then the city started charging them for the rescue. Thousands of dollars. I don't know if that helped stop those idiots.
Messy
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I once went to Baton Rouge. We wanted to go to a park. This was before internet, so I looked at a normal map. Ah look! It's green there. That must be a park. Lets go there. An American woman who overheard us said: Those are swamps with alligators. I'm glad that she warned us.I wouldn't even trust going into flood waters here in an American city. I know I wouldn't in Australia.