I live in Brisbane, Australia, and my city is in crisis at the moment with floodwaters rising rapidly and 90,000 homes and businesses about to feel the full affect. Floodwaters create havoc not only for individuals but for many businesses as well.
Summer is peak time here for weddings and there will be many who have booked venues along the river. One of our iconic restaurants, Drift, formerly known as Oxley's, was on a pontoon and one of the most popular restaurants in Brisbane. We saw footage a short time ago showing that it has been washed away and is floating down the river acting as a missile. This restaurant has been part of the Brisbane scene for many years and hosted thousands of wedding receptions.
You have to feel for those couples who have already booked the venue for their reception and to see it washed away must be disheartening. The problem for many of them will be finding a venue in time for their weddings.
There are also problems getting supplies into the city and the majority of venues source their flowers from a huge local market which is now under water.
There are so many businesses affected by natural disasters such as floods and it takes a long time for people to get back on their feet and businesses to pick up the pieces and start all over again.
Let's just hope that weddings planned at this time will still be able to go ahead and that the majority of venues along the river will survive.
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