(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A series of floods hit Australia, beginning in December 2010, primarily in the state of Queensland including its capital city, Brisbane. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least seventy towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at around A$1 billion. The estimated reduction in Australia's GDP is about A$30 billion.

Three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone. The 2010–2011 floods killed 35 people in Queensland. As of 26 January, an additional nine persons were missing. The Queensland floods were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods which saw more than fifty communities in western and central Victoria also grapple with significant flooding.

Isolated flooding started across parts of the state in early December. On 24 December a monsoonal trough crossed the coast from the Coral Sea, bringing torrential rain that fell in a broad swath from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Gold Coast. The widest range of intense rainfall occurred on 27 December with very high daily totals recorded on 25 December near where Cyclone Tasha crossed the coast. By 30 December vast areas of Southern and Central Queensland were affected by the flood. About 300 roads were closed, including nine major highways. Coal railway lines were closed and numerous mine sites flooded. The conditions also led to a large influx of snakes in the Rockhampton area, as well as some crocodiles.

It is said that the flooding of 2011 was worse than 1974, but it really can not be told.

It had poured down rain for over 2 weeks which caused everything to go into lockdown.

So, if you think that it is quite upsetting at the deaqth toll, and what has happened to us, show your consent below.

all that have passed away...
and i wish luck to all that are in this terrible disaster. :love:

Well, thank good it is all over. But Cyclone Yasi has just ruined everything. After all the cleanup fromt eh floods, Yasi came in & ruined many homes. I'm lucky that I do not live up north. Probably 100k higher & I wouldn't even be typing this.

Where is the source:p

It's all been over the news. After a while it just sinks in. The day after the floods were over, there was no normal tv, just floods!.

I've already made a news post on this, when making a thread use the thread finder before posting.

I did not mean to offense you,
Just thanking ur post for good news, well not good news but nice post

I did. There were only ones about Australia v America, Australian sports etc... Sorry I'll get this closed a.s.a.p

i was in the flood and my dad had to get stuff from hes work and it was full flooded

I thought there was about 16 people that died?