Death toll figures rise along with the flood water levels that devastate Australia. ...
09:52 AM, Jan 13, 2011
Sydney: Power was cut to Brisbane homes for safety reasons and residents ordered to higher ground as Australia's third-biggest city braced for its worst soaking in living memory. Flood waters barreling toward the Queensland state capital were set to inundate 9,000 properties - 10 per cent of the city's stock - and a further 30,000 were expected to sustain some damage. Thousands have fled to evacuation centres ahead of Thursday's...
07:49 AM, Jan 12, 2011
Rockhampton: Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to an Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. Residents of Rockhampton made their way in boats through waters that reached waist-high in some areas on Tuesday but were warned not to wade into the them since snakes and crocodiles could be lurking. A huge...
05:04 PM, Jan 04, 2011
