FLOODS are receding in Brisbane but the water has left a thousand shattered lives in its wake, former islanders have said.

THE local family of Richard and Sue Schofield, pictured right, have received confirmation that the couple escaped the floods in Brisbane.

FAMILY and friends are awaiting confirmation that Sue and Richard Schofield, who moved to Brisbane in 2001, are safe from the floods that have struck the city.

FORMER Guernsey residents said they were stuck in a frightening waiting game as they frantically got ready to escape the floodwater rising around their Queensland home.

WHEN Carlos Milho and Maria Rodrigues awoke in Madeira on Sunday 21 February, they had no idea of the devastation that had hit the island.

MADEIRANS living in Guernsey yesterday spoke of their shock after mudslides swept the Portuguese island on Saturday.

FRIENDS and family of Frankie Chapell and Ryan Martel from Guernsey gathered to celebrate their young lives yesterday.

A BODY discovered at Booby’s Bay, near Padstow, North Cornwall, on Saturday is thought to be that of former Guernsey resident Frankie Chappel, 17.

THE mother of Ryan Martel and Frankie Chapell has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her only children.

POLICE have scaled down the search in Cornwall for Guernsey girl Frankie Chappel.