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

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The water in the Brisbane river comes close to walkways and businesses and is expected to break its banks on January 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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A local resident walks past a flooded building as the Brisbane river burst it's banks to cause widespread flooding in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Queensland has been in the grip of its worst flooding for more than two weeks, after tropical downpours across a vast area of the state covered an area the size of France and Germany combined.​

 

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Local residents move to higher ground as the Brisbane river burst its banks to cause widespread flooding in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011​

 

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Local residents place sandbags outside their office as the Brisbane river burst its banks to cause widespread flooding in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Residents in low-lying regions of the state capital of Brisbane were urged to sandbag their homes and later told to move to higher ground.​

 

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Volunteers help fill a vehicle with sandbags as the Brisbane river burst its banks to cause widespread flooding in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011.​

 

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A local resident from the Brisbane suburb of Milton uses his boat for transport as his neighbourhood is flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.
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In this photo provided by the Queensland Police, the Brisbane River bursts its banks as deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeast Australia flow onto the streets of Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Almost 20,000 homes in low-lying areas of the city of about 2 million were expected to be swamped by the time the river system it is built on reaches its expected peak Thursday.​

 

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Pathways and businesses near the riverfront of Southbank are flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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Flood waters are seen in front of the "Wheel of Brisbane" ferris wheel in central Brisbane January 12, 2011. Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods began to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for more than 90 people missing.​

 

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Sonia Singh (L) of India moves stock to the upper shelves while Hitesh Patel (R) prepares to evacuate his corner store as flood waters inundate Brisbane on January 12, 2011. Australia's third-biggest city is besieged by once-in-a-century floods that could hit up to 20,000 homes, as fears grew up to 25 people were killed by raging torrents.


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Hitesh Patel of India moves stock to the top shelf before evacuating his corner store as flood waters inundate Brisbane on January 12, 2011​

 

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A resident photographs the submerged ferry terminal on the swollen Brisbane River as flood waters inundate Brisbane on January 12, 2011.​

 

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A resident photographs a boat and pontoon (C) being washed down the swollen Brisbane River as flood waters inundate Brisbane on January 12, 2011.​

 

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A resident photographs a luxury cruiser sinking into the swollen Brisbane River as flood waters inundate Brisbane on January 12, 2011.​

 

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The swollen Brisbane River is seen flowing past the skyline of central Brisbane January 12, 2011.​

 

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Flood waters wash over a pontoon on the Brisbane River near Brisbane's Central Business District January 12, 2011.​

 

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A local resident from the Brisbane suburb of Milton uses his boat for transport as his neighbourhood is flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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Houses in the Brisbane suburb of Milton are flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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Suncorp Stadium is flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.​

 

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A jetty is flooded on January 12, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia​