17/03/2022
Day 2:
It just keeps getting worse.
I headed to upper Wilson's Creek where I met the most beautiful people.
They were just so grateful to see people coming in to help, most of them honestly just wanted to he heard.
I sat for hours and listened to their stories and let them vent their concerns and frustrations.
Its been 3 weeks..
Most of them have to hike down the mountain to get to the meeting point at the bottom to get WiFi and basic supplies. By basic I mean they have about 3 boxes of food and toiletries other locals have put there that they can choose from.
They have no power. No phone reception.
Most either lost their cars or can't get their cars out of their blocked driveways.
Houses have been decimated. The mudslides and water that came through this region has been catastrophic.
There was no warning.
Once again SES calls for help were useless as people were told they can't be rescued until morning.
Some houses are completely under thick mud, trees and boulders.
One lady is still buried. Her entire home is missing and despite days of searching cannot be located, that's how much rubble has come down the mountains.
I'm going back tomorrow. I made friends with the locals who live up there, they are beautiful people, they know this was not a natural disaster, they have eyes wide open.
I feel compelled to help them in any way I can!
The photos and videos could not possibly showcase just how bad things really are.
The ADF are saying this is the worst disaster they've ever seen.
I can't inagine it gets much worse than this.
The worst hit regions now resemble the slums of third world countries.
The mud smells like a cattle farm.
Its thick, disgusting and no doubt toxic.
It will take years to recover from this.
I wish I could do more.
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