Rising rivers continue to swamp Australian towns

Brisbane : Australia | Jan 18, 2011 at 3:25 PM PST

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Australia Residents of rural communities in southeastern Australia were sent emergency evacuation orders before dawn Wednesday, urged to leave their homes with three days of supplies just before floodwaters breached levees and swamped the town. Up to 1,500 homes in the northern Victoria town of... FULL ARTICLE AT Seattle Times

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