2010–2011 Queensland floods
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A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in December 2010. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 90 towns and over 200,000 people were
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
Floods in Australia
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Australia has had numerous floods in the last 10 years, many of which have taken out homes, wildlife and many habitats.
1893 Brisbane flood
Flooding in Newcastle in 2007