Australian Flooding

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Australian flooding

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Australian flooding While some parts of the world are crying out for rain and water Eastern Australia is drowing in it. Weeks of non-stop rain has caused rivers to overflow and flash floods to destroy property and infrastructure. The floods cover a huge area around the city of Brisbane and in the last couple of days it has started to invade the city of millions itself, but as with all things Australian the locals seem to take it all in good spirits. Seasonal flooding across eastern Australia has been widespread and devastating this spring - their wettest on record. Cyclone Tasha came along two weeks ago, and dumped even more water on Queensland. Hundreds of thousands of people in an area the size of France and Germany combined are now affected, and at least nine people have been killed so far. Authorities are working to evacuate some communities and airlift supplies to others as the water level is expected to continue rising over the next two days and 38 regions were declared natural disaster areas. BRISBANE, Australia -- Cleanup crews toiled under more pounding rains Thursday to clear mountains of debris in flood-ravaged communities across northeastern Australia, as one mayor warned it could take his city up to a year to recover from the worst flooding in decades. Officials were only beginning to see the scope of the damage as river levels across Queensland state started dropping despite new thunderstorms. Floodwaters were expected to stay high in many areas for at least another week, and officials warned evacuated residents to stay far away from their waterlogged homes. "It's important for the community to remember that this event is not over yet," said Brad Carter, mayor of the inundated city of Rockhampton, which has evacuated 500 people. Four thousand people across Queensland have been evacuated from their homes since driving rains that began just before Christmas left much of the region under a sea of murky water. Around 1,200 homes have been inundated, with another 10,700 suffering some damage in the flood zone, an area greater than France and Germany combined Collected here are photos from the recent flooding around Australia and its effect on residents and animals.

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Resident Anne Smart sits on the step of her flooded house after rainwaters the day before inundated the city of Ipswich, some 40 kms southwest of the Queensland city of Brisbane on Wednesday. Australia's third-biggest city Brisbane was besieged on January 12 by once-in-a-century floods that could hit up to 20,000 homes, as fears grew up to 25 people were killed by raging torrents. Eddie Safarik / AFP - Getty Images

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Helen and Trevor Goschnick mop up the aftermath of a metre of flood waters that flowed through their Fernvale home near Ipswich, some 40 kms southwest of the Queensland city of Brisbane on January 12. Australia's third-biggest city Brisbane was besieged by the worst floods in decades, threatening more than 30,000 homes as the death toll in raging torrents rose to 12. Eddie Safarik / AFP - Getty Images

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Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images  - Local residents from the Brisbane suburb of Milton watch on as their neighbourhood is flooded on January 12 in Brisbane, Australia. Twelve people so far have been confirmed dead in towns in the Lockyer Valley and many more are reported missing after devastating floods inundated the region. Evacuations are underway in several towns and suburbs in and around Brisbane with residents and emergency services fearing the worst floods in over 35 years.

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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard flies in a Black Hawk helicopter as she views flooding near the northern Australian city of Rockhampton, in this January 8, 2011 handout photograph. Gillard pledged financial support for Australia's flood-hit northeast on Saturday during a tour of the most heavily inundated parts of Queensland state, but warned the recovery would be slow.

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Flash floodwaters cover a street in Toowoomba, Queensland January 10, 2011. Residents in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday, as police warned people in smaller outlying towns to be ready to abandon homes as forecasters predicted more heavy rain. REUTERS/Nicole Alayne Hammermeister

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Flash floodwaters cover a street in Toowoomba, Queensland January 10, 2011. Residents of low-lying parts of Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain exacerbated record floods that have paralysed the coal industry in the northeast and now threaten tourism. REUTERS/Daniel Breeze

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Flash floodwaters cover a street in Toowoomba, Queensland January 10, 2011. Residents of low-lying parts of Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain exacerbated record floods that have paralysed the coal industry in the northeast and now threaten tourism. REUTERS/Daniel Breeze

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Local residents inspect a road that collapsed when a flash flood swept through Toowoomba, 105km (65 miles) west of Brisbane January 10, 2011. Residents of low-lying parts of Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on Monday as torrential rain exacerbated record floods that have paralysed the coal industry in the northeast and now threaten tourism. REUTERS/Alicia Morrison

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flash flood sweeps cars against a bridge on a street in Toowoomba, about 105km (65 miles) west of Brisbane January 10, 2011. Picture taken January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Farmer

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A flash flood sweeps vehicles down a street in Toowoomba, 105 km (65 miles) west of Brisbane January 10, 2011. Australian police have launched a major search and rescue operation after devastating flash floods killed eight people, left scores missing and threatened on Tuesday to swamp the country's third-largest city Brisbane. Picture taken January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Ann-Marie Ryan

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People are seen on the rooftop of a house in Grantham, a township between Toowomba and Brisbane, in this still image taken from video January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. REUTERS/Nine Network via Reuters TV

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Two State Emergency Service (SES) workers stand on the railway above destroyed vehicles after a flash flood swept through Toowoomba, 105 km (65 miles) west of Brisbane January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. Picture taken January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Amanda Neville

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People are seen on the roof of a house in the flooded town of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in this still image taken from video January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. REUTERS/Seven Network via Reuters TV

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A man is lifted up to a helicopter in the flooded town of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in this still image taken from video January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. REUTERS/Seven Network via Reuters TV

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People are seen on the roof of a house in the flooded town of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in this still image taken from video January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. REUTERS/Seven Network via Reuters TV

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A flash flood sweeps across an intersection in Toowoomba, 105 km (65 miles) west of Brisbane, January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. Picture taken January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Renee Roman

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A passenger in a car waves for assistance as a flash flood sweeps across an intersection in Toowoomba, 105 km (65 miles) west of Brisbane, January 10, 2011. Picture taken January 10, 2011. Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane on Tuesday, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb. REUTERS/Tomas Guerin

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Charlie's Creek reached it's peak for a second time on January 12, 2011 in Chinchilla, Australia.

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Charlie's Creek reached it's peak for a second time on January 12, 2011 in Chinchilla, Australia.

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Charlie's Creek reached it's peak for a second time on January 12, 2011 in Chinchilla, Australia.

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In this photo released by the Northern Territory Police, four German tourists are safely rescued from the flooded Magela Creek, near Jabiru, Australia, Monday, Jan. 3. (AP Photo/Northern Territory Police)

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In this photo released by the Northern Territory Police, four German tourists rest on the roof of their vehicle as they wait for their rescue from the flooded Magela Creek, near Jabiru, Australia, Monday, Jan. 3. (AP Photo/Northern Territory Police)

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South-East Queensland

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South-East Queensland

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A wallaby stands on a large round hay bale, trapped by rising flood waters outside the town of Dalby in Queensland, Australia on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Days of torrential downpours have left parts of central and southern Queensland state inundated, flooding thousands of homes and businesses, cutting off roads and forcing the entire populations of two towns to evacuate. (AP Photo/Anthony Skerman)

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The swollen Burnett River cuts the sugar cane town of Bundaberg in two and submerges Harriett Island on December 30, 2010 after entire towns in Queensland state were inundated by the worst deluges in decades. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Rising floodwaters spread across the runway of the airport at Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland, Australia on January 2, 2011. (MECHIELSEN LYNDON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A snake crosses the Capricorn Highway which is under floodwaters 6km south of Rockhampton, Australia on January 3, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

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An emergency personnel boat motors past a street sign partially covered by floodwaters 6km south of Rockhampton on January 3, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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Houses in the town of Theodore, about 410km (255 miles) north west of Brisbane, Australia, are partially submerged by flood waters in this January 1, 2011 picture. (REUTERS/Queensland Police Service) #

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Cattle walk through flooded crops near the town of Theodore in Australia's state of Queensland January 2, 2011. Large parts of Australia's coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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A main street in the flooded town of Theodore, Australia is used as a helicopter landing zone as residents are evacuated in this January 1, 2011 picture. (REUTERS/Queensland Police Service)

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Rising floodwaters spread through the low-lying suburb of Depot Hill in Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland on January 2, 2011. (MECHIELSEN LYNDON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A police vehicle is halted by flood debris across a road near the town of Injune, about 480kms (298 miles) northwest of Brisbane on January 1, 2011. Floods that have inundated 22 Australian towns and forced more than 200,000 from their homes headed towards the northeast coast on New Year's Day, forcing further evacuations and warnings of 30-ft flood waters. (REUTERS/Queensland Police Service)

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Partially submerged railways to transport coal are seen near the town of Emerald in Australia's state of Queensland January 2, 2011. Large parts of Australia's coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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Workers of a hardware store start to clean up after being affected by flood waters in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on January 1, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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A small plane takes off from a portion of the flooded runway at the Rockhampton airport in the state of Queensland January 2, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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A coal ship waits to be loaded at the port in Gladstone, Queensland January 2, 2011. Torrential rains and flooding are set to cut rail supplies of coal for another week from inland mines to Australia's third-largest coal export terminal Gladstone, forcing the port to run down already-depleted inventories. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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A fish is seen on the Capricorn Highway, which is partially submerged under floodwaters, 6 km (3.7 miles) south of Rockhampton, January 3, 2011. Military aircraft flew supplies to an Australian town slowly disappearing beneath floodwaters on Monday, as record flooding in the country's northeast continues to cut coal exports and devastate wheat production. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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This aerial photo taken on December 31, 2010 shows the Fairbairn Dam spilling into the Queensland town of Emerald, illustrating the extent of flooding across the area. (JONO SEARLE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Agricultural machinery is seen on an isolated island surrounded by flood waters near the town of Emerald in Australia's state of Queensland January 2, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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Ann Mara uses a kayak and a rope to tow a kangaroo through floodwaters near Wellington, Australia. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes, and officials have been scrambling to pluck stranded motorists from cars and surround vulnerable homes and businesses with sandbags as Australia's attorney general declared 45 communities along the country's east coast disaster areas Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, following weeks of drenching rains. (AP Photo/Lake Burrendong Sport and Recreation Centre, Tracy Woods)

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Rodney Dowton ferries a boatload of kangaroos through floodwaters near Wellington, Australia. (AP Photo/Lake Burrendong Sport and Recreation Centre, Tracy Woods)

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A swollen river is seen near the town of Tumut, 400 km (250 miles) south-west of Sydney, December 9, 2010. Torrential rain is wreaking more havoc across eastern Australia, with flash floods continuing to cause problems for residents, according to local media. (REUTERS/Wolter Peters)

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Buildings are submerged in floodwaters in a neighborhood in Rockhampton, Queensland on January 2, 2011. Large parts of Australia's coastal northeast were flooded on Sunday in a spreading environmental disaster as thousands of residents fled their homes to avoid the runoff from a Christmas deluge. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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Christopher Roth tries to salvage what he can from his parents' flooded home in Bundaberg on December 31, 2010. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Scott Wogandt and his son Mitchell kayak past flooded cars in Bundaberg on December 31, 2010. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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A worker from emergency services walks through the Capricorn Highway, which is submerged in floodwaters, 6 km (3.7 miles) south of Rockhampton, January 3, 2011. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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Flood waters cover the land near Warwick, Queensland on December 28, 2010 as entire towns were inundated by the worst deluges in decades. Torrential rains following in the wake of tropical cyclone Tasha have swollen rivers and flooded scores of farms and homes in the northeastern state of Queensland. (JEFF CAMDEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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A half-drowned brush-tail possum seeks shelter in an up-turned caravan on the banks of the swollen Burnett River in Bundaberg as flood waters begin to recede on January 1, 2011. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

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Signboards are partially submerged by floodwater in Bundaberg, Queensland December 31, 2010. (REUTERS/Daniel Munoz)

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A vehicle drives down the flooded runway at Rockhampton Airport on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and inundated much of the city. Hundreds of Australians scrambled in the rain to build levee banks and evacuate hospital patients on January 5 as floods that have inundated or cut off 40 towns. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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An aerial view of the submerged runway at Rockhampton airport on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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The runway is submerged at Rockhampton Airport after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded much of the city on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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A local resident rows along a suburban street through flood waters on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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An aerial view of the highway into Rockhampton submerged under water on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, an island is formed by flood water stranding vehicles and other equipment in Rockhampton, Australia. AP / Janie Barrett

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An aerial view of homes surrounded by flood waters on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Floodwaters peaked at 9.2 metres yesterday in the central Queensland city just falling short of the predicted peak of 9.4 metres. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, locals in their boat are tied to their house in the floodwaters in Depot Hill, Rockhampton, Australia. AP / Janie Barrett

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Residents evacuate flooded homes after the Fitzroy River broke its banks and inundated much of Rockhampton on January 4, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Residents use boats to travel down the road after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Locals continue to drink at the Fitzroy pub as the waters rise around them after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Gaye Buckenham (L), Jie Wood (C) and Rob Hage (R) travel down the street by boat to get supplies after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Emergency personnel look for residents in need of evacuation after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Cats find refuge on a fence above the flood water level on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A mother pulls her son through flood waters along their local street on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A man walks from his home through flood waters late in the afternoon on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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Two home owners watch on as flood waters cover their front lawn and street on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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Local residents relax as their home is surrounded by flood waters on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A rural industrial area, south of Rockhampton, Australia, is overwhelmed by floodwaters Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. AP / Patrick Hamilton

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Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, floodwaters are seen in the Depot Hill district of Rockhampton, Australia Debris, snakes and even crocodiles can pose a danger. - AP / Janie Barrett

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Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, the Raffles Hotel in the Berserker district of Rockhampton, AP / Janie Barrett

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In this photo provided by the Rockhampton Regional Council, water inundates the airport at Rockhampton, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 4. Residents of Rockhampton, cut off by some of the country's worst flooding in decades, are being warned to stay out of the water. Debris, snakes and even crocodiles could also pose a danger. (AP Photo/Rockhampton Regional Council)

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In this handout photo provided by Maranoa Regional Council an aeriel view of the swollen Balonne River is seen just before water levels peaked at 12.75 metres on January 4, 2011 in Surat, Australia. Getty Images / Maranoa Regional Council via Get

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 4 photo, crops are inundated by the rising floodwaters west of Rockhampton, Australia. Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to the Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. (AP Photo/Janie Barrett)

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in this Tuesday, Jan. 4 photo, horses are surrounded by rising floodwaters west of Rockhampton, Australia. Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to the Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. (AP Photo/Janie Barrett)

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In this aerial photo provided by the Queensland Police, a property is threatened with floodwaters near Emerald, Australia on Sunday, Jan. 2. (AP Photo/Queensland Police)

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A local resident rows from his home through floodwaters on January 5 in Rockhampton, Australia. (Photo by Jonathan Wood/Getty Images)

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Rising flood waters inundate fertile farmland near Rockhampton on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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The city of Rockhampton is completely surrounded by flood waters on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Rising flood waters claim another farmhouse after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton and surrounding farmland on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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A farmhouse is surrounded by water after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton and surrounding farmland on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Locals use boats to get to the Pioneer pub as the flood waters keep rising after the Fitzroy River broke its banks and inundated much of Rockhampton on January 4, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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A building in the city center is reflected in flood water at dusk on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A street in the city center is shown covered in flood water on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A main street of the city center is shown covered in flood water on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Getty Images / Jonathan Wood

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A main street is shown covered in floodwater on January 5 in Rockhampton, Australia. (Photo by Jonathan Wood/Getty Images)

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A resident paddles a kayak loaded with XXXX beer back to his flooded home after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and inundated the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Torsten Blackwood

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Local business owners walk their boat down a street in a commercial area of Brisbane January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

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A stop sign is seen near a house partially submerged in floodwaters in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 4, 2011. Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday, allowing some mines to slowly resume production although most remained idle, as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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# A street is seen covered by floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011. Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday to allow some mines to slowly resume production, although most remain idle as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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People ride in boats in floodwaters on a street in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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An Australian man carries beer and ice through floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

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Wayne Carolan (R) shares a beer with his friend Grant Wooler at Wooler's house, which is partially covered by floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland January 5, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.

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A dog stands on tyres in a block isolated by flood waters at Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia January 6, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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Trees are seen in the middle of floodwaters in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia January 6, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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A man navigates in a small boat through floodwaters in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 6, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Australian Floods

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A coal mine is surrounded by floodwaters in Baralaba, Queensland, in this January 2, 2011 file photo. Residents of low-lying parts of Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters on January 10 as torrential rain exacerbated record floods that have paralysed the coal industry in the northeast and now threaten tourism. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/Files

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Residents fill sandbags outside a residential apartment building in the Brisbane suburb of West End January 11, 2011. Australia's third largest city will be hit by major floods on Wednesday as the Brisbane River, which runs through the city, reaches major flood levels in the next 48 hours, Australia's official weather bureau said in its latest forecast. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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The Brisbane River is seen flowing past the skyline of central Brisbane January 11, 2011. Thousands of people were urged to leave the outskirts of Australia's third-largest city, Brisbane, on Tuesday as flood waters raced eastwards after a surging two-metre wall of water killed eight people overnight. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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Sandbags are seen stacked in front of an electrical substation in Brisbane January 11, 2011. Thousands of people were urged to leave the outskirts of Australia's third-largest city, Brisbane, on Tuesday as flood waters raced eastwards after a surging two-metre wall of water killed eight people overnight. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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. A resident salvages some belongings from his flooded workshop in the Brisbane suburb of Milton January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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A shopkeeper salvages a coffee machine from his flooded shop in the Brisbane suburb of Milton January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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Flood waters are seen in front of the Wheel of Brisbane ferris wheel in central Brisbane January 12, 2011. Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods began to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for more than 90 people missing. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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Flood waters wash over a pontoon on the Brisbane River near Brisbane's Central Business District January 12, 2011. REUTERS/ABC News/Giulio Saggin

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A man ties a rope to a vehicle in an attempt to move it off a flooded street in the Brisbane suburb of Breakfast Creek January 12, 2011. Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods began to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for nearly 70 people missing. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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A policeman on a jet ski passes a pontoon which had crashed against the pylon of a bridge in central Brisbane January 12, 2011. Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods began to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for nearly 70 people missing. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas )

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A cyclist makes his way through a flooded street in central Brisbane January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

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Flood waters inundate an outer suburb of Brisbane January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

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Flood waters inundate a suburb on the Brisbane River January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

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A house is surrounded by flood waters near the town of Lawrence about 225km (140 miles) south of Brisbane January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Wolter Peeters

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house and general store are surrounded by flood waters near the town of Lawrence about 225km (140 miles) south of Brisbane January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Wolter Peeters

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