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A man is lifted up to a helicopter in the flooded town of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in this still image taken from video January 10, 2011.
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A helicopter blocks the road to traffic, due to flooding, on the highway to Toowoomba, 80 km (50 miles) southeast of Brisbane January 11, 2011. Australia's third largest city will be hit by major floods on Wednesday as the Brisbane River, which runs through the city, reaches major flood levels in the next 48 hours, Australia's official weather bureau said in its latest forecast.​

 

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Debris and damaged bulidings are seen on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia​

 

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Debris is see under a railway bridge on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia.​

 

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Land disperses away from under a railway track on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia. 8 people so far have been confirmed dead in towns in the Lockyer Valley and over 70 are still reported missing after devastating floods inundated the region. Evacuations are underway in several towns and suburbs in and around Brisbane with residents and emergency services fearing the worst floods in over 35 years​

 

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Debris on the side of a road is being cleaned up by a local resident on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia.​

 

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Debris is see on the side of a river bank on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia.​

 

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Debris is see on the side of a road on January 11, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia.​

 

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People stand on a bridge and watch flood waters flow down a river following a flash flood which ripped through the town centre on January 10, 2011 in Toowoomba, Australia​

 

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Two young girls sit at a flooded bus stop beside the Brisbane River as it breaks its banks on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia​

 

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A young boy stands on a park bench at a flooded park beside the Brisbane River as it breaks its banks on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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A Police vehicle crosses through floodwaters on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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A resident rides past the swollen banks of the Bremer River in on January 11, 2011 in Ipswich, Australia.​

 

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Police officers look over an evacuated area along the Brisbane River on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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Two policemen and two office workers look over an area evacuated by authorities along the Eagle Street Pier area of the Brisbane river on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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A shop owner in the suburb of Albion looks outside at rising flood waters on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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Residents fill sandbags outside a residential apartment building in the Brisbane suburb of West End January 11, 2011.​

 

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Sandbags are seen stacked outside a residential apartment building in the Brisbane suburb of West End January 11, 2011​

 

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Local residents watch as the Brisbane river levels rise in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011.​