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A small boat cruises past a train submerged by flood water on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia. Floodwaters peaked at 9.2 metres yesterday in the central Queensland city just falling short of the predicted peak of 9.4 metres. Water levels are expected to remain high for at least a week, preventing residents from returning to their homes.​

 

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An aerial view of the town of Goodooga where river banks are already swelling, in New South Wales, Australia, January 6, 2011. New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally visits the inland community of Goodooga on Thursday to inspect preparations for potential isolation from floodwaters heading south from Queensland.​

 

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Minister for Emergency Services Steve Whan, (L-R), New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally and New South Wales' State Emergency Service (SES) Commander Murray Kear are seen on the banks of the Bokhara river in Goodooga in New South Wales, Australia, January 6, 2011.​

 

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New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally (3rd L) and Minister of Emergency Services Steve Whan (3rd R) talk to State Emergency Service (SES) officers about their flood plan in Goodooga, during a visit to inspect preparations for potential isolation from floodwaters heading south from Queensland January 6, 2011.​

 

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Two felines find refuge on a fence above the flood water level on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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A chinook helicopter with supplied flies over houses affected by flood waters on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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Heavy rain falls early in the morning on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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Sunlight descend over flooded waters near Rockhampton, Queensland, January 6, 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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A building in the city centre is reflected in flood water at dusk on January 6, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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A sign warns off sightseers outside a flood-bound home in Rockhampton on January 6, 2011.​

 

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Depot Hill in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia January 6, 2011​

 

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A city street at sunrise is shown covered in flood waters on January 7, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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A childs toy floats in flood waters covering a suburban street at sunrise on January 7, 2011 in Rockhampton, Australia.​

 

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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard flies in a Black Hawk helicopter as she views flooding near the northern Australian city of Rockhampton, in this January 8, 2011 handout photograph. Gillard pledged financial support for Australia's flood-hit northeast on Saturday during a tour of the most heavily inundated parts of Queensland state, but warned the recovery would be slow.​

 

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Floodwaters rush along train tracks and an adjacent street in Toowoomba, Australia, during a flash flood Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. It is the latest drama for the water-weary state, which has been devastated by weeks of pounding rains and overflowing rivers.​

 

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People wade up to their waists in water at a street corner in Toowoomba, Australia, as a flash flood carries vehicles past them Monday, Jan. 10, 2011.​

 

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A man is rescued by emergency workers after he was stranded clinging to a tree on a flooded street in Toowoomba, Australia, during a flash flood Monday, Jan. 10, 2011.​

 

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Tow truck workers clear vehicles from a street in Toowoomba, Australia, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, following a flash flood.​