Australia: Thousands Flee Deadly Floods
Thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes on Tuesday due to severe flooding in Australia's southeast, and many more have been asked to prepare to flee.
Dozens of emergency warnings are in place across the states of Queensland and New South Wales.
Nine lives had already been lost, and a 10th body of a woman in her 80s was discovered on Tuesday in the worst flooding to have affected the region in recent times.
Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighborhoods in several rescue operations.
The torrential rain is heading towards the metropolitan area of Sydney, where a severe weather warning has been issued.
Below is a new video covering the flood (Youtube).
Story from DW.com. Cover image taken as still from social media video by The Guardian.
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