: Melbourne looks like Sharjah…
Sharjah in particular was badly affected by the rain we had last week and there was plenty of criticism of the drainage system.
A bit unfair because floods from unusually heavy rain don’t just happen here – back in Oz, Melbourne was under water from a summer storm yesterday.
The centre of the city looked like this:
Photo: Jay Town The Australian
And the main railway station:
Photo: Rob Leeson The Australian
The storm lasted about half an hour and included golf ball size hailstones. It basically brought the city to a halt.
Over the border in my home state the problem is a little different:
“There has been a spate of snake bites across NSW, with five people being taken to hospital in separate incidents.”
All five were bitten by poisonous snakes but are in a stable condition after treatment.
I loved the final word from a NSW ambulance spokeswoman, who ” warned people who come across a snake to leave it alone and walk away.”
Too right.
Photos of the Melbourne storm are here.
Snakebite story is here.
