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French floods: rescuers search houses as death toll rises
Rescuers searched mud-filled cars and houses for bodies above the French Riviera on Thursday as the death toll in the region's worst floods in two centuries rose to 25 people
2010–2011 Queensland floodsA series of floods hit Australia, beginning in December 2010, primarily in the state of Queensland including its capital city, Brisbane. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 70 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at around A$1 billion. The estimate of lost revenue from Australia's GDP is about A$30 billion. Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser said it was not possible to put a figure on the damage; "other than to say the damage bill is going to start with a b and not an m".
Three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone. The 2010–2011 floods killed at least 31. As of 14 January, an additional 40 are missing in or around Grantham. The Queensland floods were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods which saw more than 50 communities in western and central Victoria also grapple with significant flooding
In the wake of the floods we have decriptions of ground zero floods , scenes equivilant to a battle field and likened to post war reconstruction
No one but a dumb thief plays with the security of others and then makes himself believe he will be secure. Whereas thinking people when disaster strikes make it their priority to look for its causes, in order to prevent it happening again.
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