Guardian: Nine people are dead and more than 70 are missing after flooding in the Australian state of Queensland devastated several towns and sent torrents raging through many communities. Floodwaters are now heading for Brisbane where the river, which runs through the centre of the city, has broken its banks and police have urged local residents to begin evacuations.
Police described the wall of water that swept through the city of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, as an "inland instant tsunami". Cars were......
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Australian floods kill nine as waters threaten Brisbane
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 11th, 2011
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