Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, has visited the eastern region of Queensland which has been severely hit by flood. She commended the community spirit of the flood-hit region. The Premier visited Bundaberg, the most flood-hit area and talked with the people. Then she flew to Rockhampton.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh reported that, the floods have affected almost 200,000 individuals spanning an area bigger than France and Germany together and she added the disaster may prolong. An internal source has informed that around 4,000 people have been relocated. On Friday, the weather was drier, although the levels of water in some areas are rising.
The first stop of Ms Gillard was Bundaberg, which was worst flood-hit in four decades. The good news is that the water levels are now receding. She spoke to the communities and evacuees. She was also briefed with the rescue effort.
The Prime Minister is also expected to visit Emerald, a town in central Queensland. Emerald has 11,000 residents and 1,200 of them already been evacuated. There water has reached about 16 meter. The rescue team included Army Black Hawks. They are also working for evacuating residents to a safer place.
In Rockhampton, the situation is more severe. The rescue team says the rising water can cut the city off by a few days. There are some towns, Theodore and Condamine, whose residents have been completely evacuated by the rescue teams though some of the families refused to leave their houses. It is expected that the recovery work may cost more than billions of dollars.
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on Dec 31 2010. Filed under Breaking News.
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