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Australia floods: 'Inland sea' moves across Victoria
A giant inland sea of floodwater, 55 miles (90km) long, will spread across the Australian state of Victoria over the next 10 days, officials say. Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan said the floods would rank as one of the most costly natural disasters...
Australia floods: Tide warning for Brisbane
Residents in the Queensland city of Brisbane have been warned to expect more flooding, as waters continue to swamp towns in the state of Victoria. Officials say the unusually high tide expected in Brisbane on Friday could inundate low-lying areas and...
Australia floods: Victoria town residents told to flee
People in the south-eastern Australian town of Kerang have been told to leave their homes, as rising river levels threatened another community in the worst flood crisis in decades. More than 1,000 Kerang residents have moved to a nearby evacuation...
Australia floods split Victoria town of Horsham in two
Floodwaters in Australia's state of Victoria have split the town of Horsham in two, as the body of a young boy was found in another flood-hit town, Shepparton. Heavy rains which had laid waste to Queensland are causing an escalating emergency in Victoria...
Australia floods: Brisbane begins massive clean-up
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People in Brisbane have begun to clean up swathes of sludge and debris as floodwaters begin to recede from Australia's third largest city. At least 30,000 properties in the Queensland city have been swamped and many areas remain without power. Residents...
Queensland rebuilding 'huge task'
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The Australian state of Queensland is facing a reconstruction task of "post-war proportions", as floods left swathes of it under water. State Premier Anna Bligh said the state was reeling from the worst natural disaster in its history. Powerful...
Brisbane's flood and the lessons of 1974
On the last weekend of January in 1974, as Australians marked their national day, an already abnormally wet summer saw new, near-record rainfall that swept floodwater through the city of Brisbane. Car parks were submerged, boats broke loose and jammed...
Australia floods: Fears worsen for Brisbane
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Up to 20,000 homes are now at risk in Brisbane, the Queensland state premier has said, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third-largest city. Central Brisbane is a ghost town, with electricity cut and thousands urged to either evacuate...
The authorities are urging people in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, to evacuate it in parts as it faces its worst flooding in decades. The city's mayor has warned that 6,500 homes and businesses are set to flood. Here people in Brisbane...
Australia floods: Food prices 'to rise 30%'
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Food prices in Australia could rise by as much as 30% in the coming months as a result of the Queensland floods, it has been warned. The investment bank JP Morgan says it expects food prices to spike, which will also push up headline inflation. The...
