Tag: Australia Floods 2011

Flash Floods Hit Brisbane

BRISBANE (Reuters) – Residents in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters Monday as torrential

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Bligh’s Plane Struck by Lightning

A plane carrying Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and the man leading the state's flood recovery, Major-General Mick Slater, has

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$30m Raised In Qld Flood Appeal

The Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Appeal raised about $30 million on Sunday night, after Victoria and NSW state governments

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More Rain Worsens Australia Floods

BRISBANE, Australia – Almost a foot (300 millimeters) of rain in just a few hours renewed flood fears in

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Fixing Flooded Mines to Take Years

GLADSTONE, Australia (Reuters) – Australia's flood-stricken coal industry may be disrupted for months after key rail and road links

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Floods To Set Coal Price Soaring

Three-quarters of Queensland's coal mines have been affected by flooding, with some economists predicting billions of dollars in lost

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Great Barrier Reef Under Threat

Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is under threat from massive floods swamping the country's northeast which are pouring harmful

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Australia Floods Spread to 40 Towns

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (AFP) – Australia's disastrous floods have spread to 40 towns and are threatening the world-famous Great Barrier

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Rockhampton Cut Off by Floods

The central Queensland city of Rockhampton is now completely isolated by floodwaters, Premier Anna Bligh says. Hundreds of homes have

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Military Sends Aid to Flood Zone

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (AFP) – The Australian military raced to supply the flood-hit northern city of Rockhampton, which was cut

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