2010–2011 Queensland floods
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A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in November 2010. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 90 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at A$1 billion before it was raised to $2.38 billion. The estimated reduction in Australia's GDP is about A$30 billion. As of March 2012, there were 33 deaths attributed to the floods, with a further three people still missing.
A woman trapped on the roof of her car awaits rescue during the Toowoomba flash flood
NASA image showing swollen rivers and cloud cover.
Rockhampton seen from the air on 31 December; the Fitzroy River can be seen to have burst its banks
View of the swollen Fitzroy River, which surrounds the western half of Rockhampton
2011 Victoria floods
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High intensity rainfall between 12–14 January 2011 caused major flooding across much of the western and central parts of the Australian state of Victoria. Several follow-up heavy rainfall events including Tropical Low Yasi caused repeated flash flooding in affected areas in early February in many of the communities affected by January's floods.
Werribee River in flood at Werribee
Flooding of the Yarrowee River between the Ballarat suburbs of Redan and Mount Pleasant on 13 January
Flooding at Firebrace Street in Horsham, 19 January