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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 02:55 AM
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Australia floods strand thousands
Source: BBC

Thousands of people remain stranded by some of the worst flooding eastern Australia has seen in 20 years.

Parts of the country's most populous state, New South Wales, have been cut off by heavy rain and have been declared natural disaster zones.

There are similar problems further north in Queensland, which has also been battered by wild conditions.

The floods are easing now but officials have warned that many communities could be isolated for several days.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7174377.stm
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DeSwiss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-07-08 03:46 AM
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1. This looks so familiar....
I hope everyone is safe. All the Aussie posters give us a shout-out so we know everything's okay.

Kick!!!
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