Hundreds flee Australian flood disaster
By Torsten Blackwood | China Daily | Updated: 2010-12-31 08:14
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A view of the town of Chinchilla affected by floods in Queensland, Australia on Wednesday. Flooding continues in parts of Queensland, with the government declaring disaster zones in Chinchilla, Theodore and Dalby. Jeff Camden / Pool / Reuters |
BUNDABERG, Australia - Hundreds of people fled worsening floods in Australia's rural northeast on Thursday as officials warned the disaster may last for weeks, prompting fears over food shortages and disease outbreaks.
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