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Indian National Dies In Flooding In Australia's Queensland
An Indian national in Australia was found dead in the floodwaters near Mount Isa in Queensland amid inclement weather in the region, the Indian High Commission in Canberra said on Friday.
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Watch: Baby Kangaroo Rescued From Crocodile-Infested Waters In Australia
The kangaroo joey was spotted swimming near two large crocodiles by a helicopter pilot, who alerted Queensland Police.
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Australian PM Shares Hair-Raising Clip Of Car Being Washed Away In Floods
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shared a hair-raising video on his Twitter account. Initially shared by Transport and Main Roads Queensland, the clip shows a car on the streets being washed away due to the force of floodwater.
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"Worst Over": After Devastating Floods, Australia Braces For A Clean Up
Weary residents in Australia's flood-hit northeast returned home on Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy rain, as the wild weather moved south to inundate more towns.
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'Unprecedented' Flooding To Hit Northeast Australia, Warn Officials
Thousands of people in northeast Australia should expect "unprecedented flooding", authorities have warned, after relentless downpours forced a dam to be fully opened on Sunday.
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Part Of Australia's Queensland Hit By Once-In-A-Century Floods
Once in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of further downpours over the next few days.
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Australia Floods Still Rising With 2 Dead, 4 Missing
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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'People On Rooftops' As Australians Flee Rising Floodwaters
Swollen rivers flooded entire towns along Australia's east coast on Friday, cutting roads and leaving residents clinging to roofs and floating down streets in boats after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept through the region.
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Flood Warnings, Clean-Up as Australia Recovers From Twin Cyclones
Australia was on Saturday assessing the damage from two severe cyclones that left a trail of destruction, wrecking hundreds of homes and cutting electricity to thousands as authorities warned of more flooding and gusty winds.
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Twin Cyclones Slam into Northern Australia
A powerful cyclone slammed into northeast Australia today, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods, while a second storm severed communications to a northern island where heavy damage was expected.
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Lost German survived on flies in the Australian Outback
Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for nearly two weeks in Australia's harsh Outback on a diet of insects, police said Thursday.
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Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins
Fears eased on Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of Queensland as residents in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wreaked havoc.
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Australian cyclone most powerful in a century
The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early on Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets. Cyclone Yasi swept entire towns in the disaster zone stretching for hundreds of kilometers leaving thousands homeless. Authorities say they were surpr...
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Cyclone hits Australia's flood ravaged northeast
Cyclone Anthony hit Australia's already flood damaged northeast in the early hours of Monday - with winds of up to 80 miles an hour.Sparks few from downed power cables as rain lashed the streets.Despite the strong winds most areas were spared serious damage.Queensland has already suffered months of flooding since heavy rains began in November. At l...
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Sports stars chip in to help in flood cleanup
International and Australian sports stars began pitching in on the weekend to help relief efforts in flood-ravaged Queensland state.
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Indian National Dies In Flooding In Australia's Queensland
An Indian national in Australia was found dead in the floodwaters near Mount Isa in Queensland amid inclement weather in the region, the Indian High Commission in Canberra said on Friday.
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Watch: Baby Kangaroo Rescued From Crocodile-Infested Waters In Australia
The kangaroo joey was spotted swimming near two large crocodiles by a helicopter pilot, who alerted Queensland Police.
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Australian PM Shares Hair-Raising Clip Of Car Being Washed Away In Floods
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shared a hair-raising video on his Twitter account. Initially shared by Transport and Main Roads Queensland, the clip shows a car on the streets being washed away due to the force of floodwater.
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"Worst Over": After Devastating Floods, Australia Braces For A Clean Up
Weary residents in Australia's flood-hit northeast returned home on Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy rain, as the wild weather moved south to inundate more towns.
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'Unprecedented' Flooding To Hit Northeast Australia, Warn Officials
Thousands of people in northeast Australia should expect "unprecedented flooding", authorities have warned, after relentless downpours forced a dam to be fully opened on Sunday.
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Part Of Australia's Queensland Hit By Once-In-A-Century Floods
Once in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of further downpours over the next few days.
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Australia Floods Still Rising With 2 Dead, 4 Missing
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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'People On Rooftops' As Australians Flee Rising Floodwaters
Swollen rivers flooded entire towns along Australia's east coast on Friday, cutting roads and leaving residents clinging to roofs and floating down streets in boats after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept through the region.
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Flood Warnings, Clean-Up as Australia Recovers From Twin Cyclones
Australia was on Saturday assessing the damage from two severe cyclones that left a trail of destruction, wrecking hundreds of homes and cutting electricity to thousands as authorities warned of more flooding and gusty winds.
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Twin Cyclones Slam into Northern Australia
A powerful cyclone slammed into northeast Australia today, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods, while a second storm severed communications to a northern island where heavy damage was expected.
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Lost German survived on flies in the Australian Outback
Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for nearly two weeks in Australia's harsh Outback on a diet of insects, police said Thursday.
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Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins
Fears eased on Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of Queensland as residents in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wreaked havoc.
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Australian cyclone most powerful in a century
The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early on Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets. Cyclone Yasi swept entire towns in the disaster zone stretching for hundreds of kilometers leaving thousands homeless. Authorities say they were surpr...
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Cyclone hits Australia's flood ravaged northeast
Cyclone Anthony hit Australia's already flood damaged northeast in the early hours of Monday - with winds of up to 80 miles an hour.Sparks few from downed power cables as rain lashed the streets.Despite the strong winds most areas were spared serious damage.Queensland has already suffered months of flooding since heavy rains began in November. At l...
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Sports stars chip in to help in flood cleanup
International and Australian sports stars began pitching in on the weekend to help relief efforts in flood-ravaged Queensland state.
