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Event Date: January 13 2011

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On The Scene -- Brisbane, Australia

 A 2011 Countryman & McDaniel

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The Date: January 10 to January 13 2011

The Time: Throughout

The Place: Brisbane, Australia

The Cargo: Parcel Delivery

	"The Parcel Pool" On The Scene At Brisbane, Australia January 13 2011

Toll Logistics In Better & Current Days -- Even First Class Logistics Operators Are Subject To Nature

The Prolog To Disaster -- Before The Flood

PROLOG The Queensland Floods: A series of floods hit Australia, beginning in December 2010, primarily in the state of Queensland including its capital city, Brisbane. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities.[ At least seventy towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at around A$1Bn. The estimated reduction in Australia's GDP is about A$30Bn. Three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone. Communities along the Fitzroy and Burnett Rivers were particularly hard hit, while the Condamine, Ballone and Mary Rivers recorded substantial flooding. An unexpected flash flood raced through Toowoomba's central business district before devastating communities in the Lockyer Valley. A few days later thousands of houses in Ipswich and Brisbane were inundated as the Brisbane River rose and Wivenhoe Dam used a considerable proportion of its flood mitigation capacity. Volunteers were quick to offer assistance and sympathy was expressed from afar. A large mobilisation of the Australian Defence Force was activated and a relief fund created. The Queensland Reconstruction Authority was formed to co-ordinate the rebuilding program and a Commission of Inquiry established to investigate matters related to the floods. The 2010&endash;2011 floods killed 35 people in Queensland. As of 26 January, an additional nine people were missing. The Queensland floods were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods which saw more than fifty communities in western and central Victoria also grapple with significant flooding. Jan. 2011: During the period from Jan. 10 to Jan.13 2011 there were fears that the extent of the flooding could exceed the levels of the 1974 flood, which killed 14 people and inundated more than 6,700 homes. The emergency escalated quickly during the day, with more than 30 low-lying suburbs on high alert and inner-city suburbs including West End and Fortitude Valley being evacuated. As the Brisbane River breached its banks in several place to engulf parks and footbridges and heavy rain continued to fall on the metropolitan area, the city's main roads and public transport system quickly became clogged as hundreds of people rushed to get to higher ground. There would be disruption in the supply chain and unforeseen consequences for Toll Logistics Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia between Jan. 10 and Jan. 13 2010. Despite all the care, preparation and skill -- it all -- of course -- boils down to our guiding code. "Ship Happens! ©" This feature should bring home to all of us the importance of securing high quality cargo insurance for our shipments. The shipments you will see below will yield very little reimbursement for the cargo owners under "Terms of Contract." which provide standard limits of liability for each shipment. no matter how big or how small your shipment ~~ insure it! Michael S. McDaniel - Your Editor

Toll Logistics (Toll Group) Is A Leading Provider of Integrated Services in The Asia Region, Generating Annual Consolidated Revenue of AU$6.9Bn

Toll Logistics Operates An Extensive Network of Over 1100+ Locations In More Than 50 Countries.

No One At Toll Logistics Operations Could Have Anticipated The Historic Rains And Subsequent Events of Jan. 10 To Jan. 13 2010

The Lakes Around Brisbane Are Beautiful -- But Not In The Parking Lot of Toll Logistics !

These Rains Were Historic, Stretching All Logistics Providers To The Limit

It Is Generally A Bad Sign For The Toll Logistics Loading Docks To Be Under Water -- What Scene Will Await Inside?

The Toll Logistics "Parcel Pool" Loss Field

Sadly, So Many of These Shippers Did Not Have Quality Cargo Insurance To Protect Their Inerests

This Reminds of That Closing Shot In Raiders of The Lost Ark ~ As The Camera Pulls Back Through The Government Warehouse To Near Infinity

Despite All The Care,Ppreparation And Skill -- Nature Will Have Her Way -- And Once Aagin ~~ "Ship Happens! ©"

The Parcel Business Is Tough Enough Without Epic Flooding!

McD

To Repeat -- No Matter How Careful You Are -- Or Who You Hire ....... "Ship Happens! ©"

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