After being caught unprepared in 2011, Toowoomba's Mayor Paul Antonio says the city is ready this time around as intense rainfall floods river catchments across the Darling Downs.
Lessons from the 2011 floods are being recalled by the people of Toowoomba and the Darling Downs, with intense rainfall flooding the region's catchments.The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that flooding is possible in rivers across south-east QueenslandToowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio says the town is better prepared to handle any flooding events
"We were caught unprepared in 2011 — we hadn't dealt with anything of that serious nature since about 1983," Mr Antonio said. "So the situation we face now is probably not all that different to what we faced in 2011, but we are so much better prepared now then we've ever been," Mr Antonio said.
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