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Australia:Flood:2005/06/30

Duration2005/06/30 Two people are missing and thousands of others have been forced to leave their homes to escape rising floodwaters in eastern Australia.
Country or DistrictAustralia
NameFlood

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  • NEWS.com.au 2005/07/02
    More than 600 residents in north Lismore, in northern New South Wales, have begun inspecting the damage to their homes after the worst flood in more than a decade.
    The Wilson River, which runs through Lismore, dropped to about 6.1m by 10am (AEST) today after peaking at 10.2m, but must recede further before many people can return home.
  • CNN News 2005/07/02
    The bodies of an Australian couple were pulled from a swollen river Saturday after their truck was swept away by raging currents earlier this week in one of the worst floods to hit the northeast region in a decade, police said.
  • CNN News 2005/06/30
    Rescuers searched on Thursday for a man and woman feared drowned after a swollen river swept away their truck, and 6,000 people were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain flooded communities along Australia's east coast.
  • BBC News 2005/06/30
    East Australia hit by flooding
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