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100 1  Gearing, Amanda,|eauthor. 
245 10 Torrent :|bA True Story of Heroism and Survival /|cAmanda 
       Gearing. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bUniversity of 
       Queensland Press,|c[2017] 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    1 online resource (288 pages) 
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520    Six years on from Queensland's tragic ‘inland tsunami', 
       this new edition of The Torrent reconnects with the 
       survivors at the heart of the catastrophe. On January 10, 
       2011, after weeks of heavy rain and as floodwaters began 
       to overwhelm much of southeast Queensland, a ‘wall of 
       water' hit Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley. The Torrent 
       tells the extraordinary stories of survival and loss that 
       emerged from that terrible day. Official figures state 
       that twenty-four people died. Many escaped death only 
       because they were rescued by members of the community or 
       through sheer good fortune. Based on exclusive interviews 
       with survivors, rescuers and with the families and friends
       of victims of the disaster, The Torrent is a unique and 
       powerful account of human courage in the face of the 
       devastating forces of nature. In this expanded and updated
       new edition, Gearing re-interviews the survivors to 
       discover how they are getting on, recounts the traumatic 
       findings of the Grantham inquiry, and captures the 
       enduring and resilient spirit of the communities affected.
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Disasters|zAustralia|zQueensland|zLockyer Valley. 
650  0 Disasters|zAustralia|zToowoomba (Qld.) 
650  0 Floods|zAustralia|zQueensland|zLockyer Valley. 
650  0 Floods|zAustralia|zToowoomba (Qld.) 
650  0 Disaster victims|zAustralia|zQueensland|zLockyer Valley
       |vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Disaster victims|zAustralia|zToowoomba (Qld.)|vAnecdotes. 
650  7 SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGearing, Amanda.|tTorrent.|dSt Lucia, 
       Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2017.
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