Thursday, January 13, 2011

Australia Queensland floods continue to flood, which killed eight

 Located in northeastern Queensland, Australia heavy rains in recent days, heavy rain triggered the biggest in 50 years floods, causing significant property damage. 20 million people have been flooding the local impact of more than 4,000 people were forced to transfer to move. Currently some areas of Queensland rainfall continues. The picture shows the January 6, Queensland state capital Brisbane, torrential rains flooded many neighborhoods, the water level soared.

China news agency, Sydney, January 11 - still raging floods wreak havoc in Queensland, Australia, the advent of 10 peak, resulting in 8 deaths, dozens of people missing, the number of people affected by floods up to 20 people.

Queensland Premier Bligh
11 confirmed, 10 were in the flood engulfed the eight residents, including a mother and two children, while the rainy wet weather caused great difficulties in search for missing persons.

Bligh said the Queensland floods inundated more than 40 towns, takes time to fully recede. Flood damage to infrastructure is difficult to measure, especially in Queensland produced a lot of coke coal mine blast victims, part of the rail and port transport disruption in exports is bound to decrease. At present, the fruit and vegetable prices rose, inflation pressures are increasing, people are affected, hit investor confidence.

fear flooding will affect Australia's economic growth. Economists believe that will make a new round of interest rate increases pushed back.

experts also pointed out that flood into the sea with a variety of impurities, such as the case of strong typhoons, the Great Barrier Reef will have a serious impact on the landscape and ecology.

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