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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-11 01:12 PM
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Flash floods hit Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane
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.

Weather officials issued a severe weather alert, warning of flash flooding and worsening river floods in Queensland state's heavily populated southeast and the centre of the country's lucrative Gold Coast tourist strip.

"People need to think about how to get out and if you don't need to travel, stay off the roads," said Police Chief Superintendent Alistair Dawson. ...

Flash floods hit Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-10-11 06:11 PM
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1. I thought it was the southeast
that was being deluged.
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