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200,000 Australians affected by floods covering larger area than France and Germany

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A truck is submerged by floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011.​
 

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Sightseers gather on the summit of Mt Archer to watch flood waters inundate much of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks. Tens of thousands of people in Rockhampton braced for complete isolation as waters which have inundated an area bigger than France and Germany, and closed the town's airport and railway, lapped at the last remaining road link.​
 

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Flood waters inundate much of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks.​
 

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A man rides a boat past a crane partially submerged by floodwaters at a train station in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011.​
 

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Yachts and motor boats (R) shelter in an eddy from the fast flowing flood waters inundating much of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks.​
 

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A vehicle drives down the flooded runway at Rockhampton Airport on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and inundated much of the city.

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A man drives his truck in floodwaters on a street in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011. Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.​
 

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People ride in boats in floodwaters on a street in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011.​
 

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A picture shows the the suburb of Depot Hill (C) completely cut off by flood water after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011. Tens of thousands of people in Rockhampton braced for complete isolation as waters, which have inundated an area bigger than France and Germany and closed the town's airport and railway, lapped at the last remaining road link.​
 

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Cattle seek out the highest ground after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton and surrounding farmland on January 5, 2011.​
 

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Rising flood waters inundate fertile farmland near Rockhampton on January 5, 2011 after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks.​
 

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Residents use boats to travel down the road after the swollen Fitzroy River broke its banks and flooded the city of Rockhampton on January 5, 2011.​
 

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A couple carry supplies as they walk through floodwaters in Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 5, 2011.​
 

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A main street of the city centre is shown covered in flood water on January 5, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​
 

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The Queensland flood crisis has resulted in ten deaths and affected more than 200,000 people across an area as large as France and Germany combined. The flood bill is predicted to be upwards of AUD5 billion.​
 

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An aeriel view of the Fitzroy river and flood waters looking back towards the city on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​
 

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A local resident rows past a pub through flood waters on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​
 

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An aerial view of the submerged runway at Rockhampton airport on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia​
 
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