It would have swept you away."The Wrights had survived the major floods in the Northern Territory town in 1998 and 2006.But when the swollen river broke its banks this year, the stress of the event hit them harder than any previous floods."You think you're prepared for it, [that], 'I've been through two I know what to expect,'" Mr Wright said."I never expected this one to be that really fast-flowing water."For people who have lived through Katherine's major floods and chosen to stay in the regional town, there is a heightened anxiety that comes with each new threat.NT government minister Jo Hersey, the member for Katherine, is among those who have experienced all three floods and she has warned of ongoing emotional impacts."It's just the smell of the flood mud that you can't describe, but anyone in Katherine that's been through a flood would know what that's like."It's the blowflies around the lawn