Australia: Flood: 2010/12/28

Period	2010/12/28
Country or District	Australia
Event Type	Flood
Outline	North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region.Around 1,000 people in Queensland have been evacuated, including the entire population of the town of Theodore.

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Report/Articles

World Bank 2011/07/21
The Queensland flooding of early 2011 was Australia’s largest natural disaster in recent memory with a “ballpark” estimate of US$ 15.9 billion1 in total damages and economic losses (with a public reconstruction cost of approximately US$7.2 billion).

BBC news 2011/01/17
At least 18 people have lost their lives in Australia\'s flood disaster so far. Dozens are still missing.

BBC news 2011/01/10
Officials in the Australian state of Queensland say at least 72 people are missing after flash floods which have already claimed eight lives.

CNN. com 2011/01/06
Police said 10 people have died as a result of flooding since November 30 and at least 200,000 people have been affected.

CNN. com 2011/01/03
The flooding has directly impacted about 200,000 people, according to Emergency Management Queensland

BBC news 2010/12/29
Floods force mass evacuations in Queensland, Australia

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NASA 2011/01/13
Australia: Flooding in Brisbane Suburbs (as of 13 January 2011)

NASA 2011/01/09
Australia: Flooding in Rockhampton (as of 9 January 2011)