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02-07-2012, 07:15 PM
Thousands stranded by floodwaters in Australia
Authorities were using military helicopters and cargo planes on Feb. 5 to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian state of Queensland, the government said. Heavy rains in recent weeks have swollen rivers beyond their banks, threatening a number of communities in Queensland and New South Wales. (AP)
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Stranded vehicles are seen submerged in floodwaters on a street of the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said. Picture taken February 3, 2012.
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Flood-affected livestock gather on a patch of high ground near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said.
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A boat passes flooded houses in the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said.
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Water floods the streets of the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012.
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Flood-affected livestock graze on a patch of high ground near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney
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People gather on a road submerged by flood waters near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney, February 3, 2012. The town of Moree, the centre of the region's cotton growing, has been cut in half by record floodwaters while more than 11,000 people in Queensland state have been isolated by the flooding and thousands evacuated, emergency service authorities said.
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This file photo shows a local resident standing in floodwaters during heavy rain in the far north of Australia's Queensland, in 2011. Major flooding hit parts of Australia's east on Friday, stranding thousands of residents, prompting a military airlift and leaving some communities only accessible by helicopter
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Men use a road sign to push mud off a road after floodwaters receded in the Brisbane suburb of Westend in this January 14, 2011 file photo. From floods that crippled countries, to mega cyclones, huge blizzards, killer tornadoes to famine-inducing droughts, 2011 has been another record-breaker for bad weather. While it is too early to predict what 2012 will be like, insurers and weather prediction agencies point to a clear trend: the world's weather is becoming more extreme and more costly.
Authorities were using military helicopters and cargo planes on Feb. 5 to evacuate thousands of residents stranded by rising floodwaters in the eastern Australian state of Queensland, the government said. Heavy rains in recent weeks have swollen rivers beyond their banks, threatening a number of communities in Queensland and New South Wales. (AP)
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Stranded vehicles are seen submerged in floodwaters on a street of the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said. Picture taken February 3, 2012.
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Flood-affected livestock gather on a patch of high ground near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said.
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A boat passes flooded houses in the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012. Thousands of Australians were cut off by floodwaters on Saturday as heavy rain broke river banks across the vast eastern outback and some families battled with deadly snakes for rooftops, rescuers said.
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Water floods the streets of the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney February 3, 2012.
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Flood-affected livestock graze on a patch of high ground near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney
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People gather on a road submerged by flood waters near the town of Moree, about 610 km (379 miles) north of Sydney, February 3, 2012. The town of Moree, the centre of the region's cotton growing, has been cut in half by record floodwaters while more than 11,000 people in Queensland state have been isolated by the flooding and thousands evacuated, emergency service authorities said.
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This file photo shows a local resident standing in floodwaters during heavy rain in the far north of Australia's Queensland, in 2011. Major flooding hit parts of Australia's east on Friday, stranding thousands of residents, prompting a military airlift and leaving some communities only accessible by helicopter
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9871/34321451.jpg
Men use a road sign to push mud off a road after floodwaters receded in the Brisbane suburb of Westend in this January 14, 2011 file photo. From floods that crippled countries, to mega cyclones, huge blizzards, killer tornadoes to famine-inducing droughts, 2011 has been another record-breaker for bad weather. While it is too early to predict what 2012 will be like, insurers and weather prediction agencies point to a clear trend: the world's weather is becoming more extreme and more costly.