Yeah all the flooding in Qld has been on the news here in the states, everyone at work ask me is that where I am from ... I have to explain how far Towoomba, Qld is from Sydney, NSW and a have gotten a few "Is Australia that big?" responses ... "Yes" i say, "Qld is 715,000 sq miles".
But poor guy I really feel for him and everyone affected by the floods, atleast he survived and could start over if need be (If the cleaning fails).