Major flood will endanger Brisbane again: engineers
Exclusive | The engineers in charge of Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam in the 2011 floods, who released water to protect the city against the danger of the dam walls collapsing and the risk of thousands of people drowning, say they would do it again if necessary.
The engineers in charge of Brisbane’s Wivenhoe Dam in the 2011 floods, who released water to protect the city against the danger of the dam walls collapsing and the risk of thousands of people drowning, say they would do it again if it is necessary.
On the second anniversary of the Brisbane floods that swamped thousands of homes and businesses, Terry Malone, principal hydrologist with state authority Seqwater, and former Seqwater engineer Rob Ayre warned residents to accept they lived on a flood plain and would be flooded again.
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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com
