Guardian: Police are warning people to evacuate parts of Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, as floodwaters which have claimed nine lives since Monday surged towards the Queensland state capital.
The Brisbane river, which runs through the city, has already broken its banks in some areas, and residents of low-lying neighbourhoods were leaving their homes amid the worst floods in the state in decades. About 30,000 homes face flooding while the city authorities have warned that 9,000 homes will undergo......
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Parts of Brisbane to evacuate as floods threaten
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 11th, 2011
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