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The invisible problem sitting under Queensland streets and homes
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- "I was sitting cross-legged on my work chair and went to put my foot down on the floor and I was like, 'oh, it's a little bit wet'.
- The water gushed through their property for about two hours and inundated the bottom storey of their home.
- "There was just this torrent of water that was coming through the house … inside, I think it was about two, three inches deep … and then around the sides of the house it got just below knee height," Ms Reid-Smith said.
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Link copied Share Share article When a large water main burst and began to flood Kristy Reid-Smith's north Brisbane home, the first sign of trouble hit her on the toes.
"I was sitting cross-legged on my work chair and went to put my foot down on the floor and I was like, 'oh, it's a little bit wet'. I looked down and I just saw this water rushing underneath the wall," Ms Reid-Smith said.
The water gushed through their property for about two hours and inundated the bottom storey of their home.
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