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Underground pipes and underground dams
To flood proof Queensland… each house needs to have a drain. These drains lead to underground tunnels which take the water to the REALLY BIG underground dam away from the city/town. There is a gate that lets water stay or … Continue reading
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Holey ground
To stop Queensland from flooding… we need to put more holes in the ground. These holes lead to pipes which carry the water away.
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We can’t flood proof – but we can redesign houses!
I don’t think we can flood proof Queensland because we can’t control the rain. I think we can just stop the damage floods cause. So, we need to build our houses on a big block of cement. This will make … Continue reading
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Pipes for protection
To flood proof Queensland… we need to put pipes around the houses. These pipes carry the water to dams which are away from the important cities and towns.
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Drain make the rain go away
To flood proof Queensland we need to put lots more drains into the ground of the cities and towns. The water that goes onto the ground in the cities will then go into these drains and be taken away to … Continue reading
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