As many people in Lismore scrambled on to theirs roofs to avoid flood waters, Fay and Bruce Ross climbed in to theirs. They thought it would be safe, but they were wrong.
As many people in Lismore scrambled on to theirs roofs to avoid flood waters, Fay and Bruce Ross climbed in to theirs.Ms Ross, 77, and her husband, 79, took their dog and cat into their roof cavity with them, and then spent six hours waiting and hoping for the situation to ease.
"It was quite dark up there … we could hear neighbours up on their roof and we couldn't do a thing for them," Ms Ross said. "My husband happened to go downstairs to see what the damage was and saw a rescue boat coming up the street and he called out.""We brought the dog with us ... our cat is still up in the roof cavity with a bucket of food. We waded in chest high water to get into the flood boat," Ms Ross said.Many faced a similar predicament, stuck in roof cavities and attics with nowhere to go.
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