Queensland, Australia

Watch: BBC reports from site of Queensland flooding
Severe flooding in Queensland has forced thousands of people to evacuate, cut power to homes and washed away sections of a vital highway. In Townsville, one of the hardest-hit cities in the region, people are bracing themselves for further flooding.
Queensland in Australia hit by record rainfall, flooding
Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists.
Thousands Urged to Higher Ground as Australia's Queensland State Battles Floods
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Authorities are warning deadly flooding in northern Queensland is expected to worsen. More than a metre of rain has fallen between Townsville and Innisfail in the past five days due to a slow-moving monsoon trough.
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Conditions are starting to ease across north Queensland but authorities have warned the risk of dangerous flooding remains.
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‘Record rainfalls’: Woman dies, residents urged to evacuate as flooding grips Queensland
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