Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Same country, but priorities could hardly be wider ..

While in flood ravaged Queensland the army moves into Emerald, and the Woolworths Center shuts, and while
water is still rising in Rockhampton, down south most minds and most money is directed toward other things ..

"Hot for the fireworks: thousands join crush at Opera House

Temperatures in the 30s and 40s are expected in most capital cities tonight." .. Short video inside ..

"Laptops with internet connection, stretcher beds and food glorious food - whoever
said waiting for hours on end in soaring temperatures in a crowd couldn't be fun?

Thousands of people have claimed a spot around the Sydney Opera House to get a harbour side view of tonight's New Year fireworks."

"New year celebrations will be bigger, better and that's just security

Several thousand police and security guards will patrol the nation's party hot spots tonight in unprecedented numbers.

In Sydney, where more than one million revellers will descend on the harbour foreshore to witness the
fireworks display, about 2600 officers will be on patrol, up from 1800 five years ago. .. continued .."

Best wishes to all flooded out Queenslanders, radio says they will be 'celebrating', too.

The number of police officers required in Sydney is a shame.