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Rooftop Rescues in Australia as Tens of Thousands Evacuated from Floods

Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes. Eight people have died, and the country's weather bureau has warned further severe thunderstorms and intense rainfall will cause "life-threatening flash…

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Queensland floods: Eight killed as heavy rain brings ‘life-threatening’ flooding to Brisbane and Gold Coast

Queensland emergency services warned life-threatening flash flooding was occurring in parts of Gold Coast

Evening Standard

Eastern Australian states hit by major flooding after ‘rain bomb’ weather event

Eight dead and hundreds rescued from rooftops as rainfall exceeds annual averages in just a few days

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Messaging from rooftops: Lismore’s flooded residents document a disaster

On Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pictures of boats floating down streets, pets rescued and homes under water tell the story of inundation

The Guardian - AU

Lismore flooding: before and after pictures show the full scale of disaster

Comparing pictures of flooded streets with Google streetview images of the same thoroughfares shows the extent of the crisis

The Guardian - AU

Floods in Queensland and NSW: what we know about areas affected, and what’s likely to happen next

Eight people have died, more are missing and hundreds have been rescued as flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Grafton

The Guardian - AU

Rooftop rescues in Australia as tens of thousands evacuated from floods

Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes.

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Rooftop rescues as tens of thousands evacuated from Australian floods

BRISBANE, Australia: Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes on Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes.

Bangkok Post

Qld death toll rises as ‘entirely unprecedented’ flooding causes crisis in NSW

Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in northern NSW – with stark warnings that the flood disaster is about to get much worse.

The New Daily

Rooftop rescues as tens of thousands evacuated from Australia floods

AFP

Lismore's floods see families cling to floating furniture in bid to save themselves

By the time Jessica Rankin woke up to the sound of sirens, the water was already at her front door — her family is clinging to floating furniture while they wait, and wait, to be rescued.

ABC News

Lismore flood: hundreds rescued and thousands evacuated as NSW city hit by worst flooding in history

Rapidly rising flood waters inundate regional city, leaving people stranded on roofs, including local MP who had to be rescued by her electorate officer in a canoe

The Guardian - AU

Sydney news: Sydney trains return to normal timetable; evacuation orders issued as Lismore braces for biggest floods on record

MORNING BRIEFING: A week after the entire network was shut down without warning, full services will be running today, while in northern NSW the people of Lismore are bracing for the biggest flood on record.

ABC News

Queensland and NSW weather updates: Brisbane River falling with the tide as Lismore deals with flood emergency — as it happened

The Brisbane River is falling with the tide after peaking at 3.5m overnight, but is expected to reach 3.7m in the morning, while Lismore floodwaters are receding after peaking short of the worst-case scenario.

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Lismore flood emergency sees people stranded on roofs, evacuation warning issued for entire NSW Northern Rivers

NSW's Emergency Services Minister says the state's Northern Rivers region is being hit by a "natural disaster of unprecedented proportions" as flood levels hit a new record.

AAP

NSW flood crisis 'unprecedented': premier

The catastrophic flood crisis across northern NSW is expected to worsen as thousands of people are ordered to higher ground and many are left stranded.

The Guardian - AU

Major flood warning issued for Brisbane after ‘rain bomb’ unleashes havoc on south-east Queensland and northern NSW

Seventh person dies, with two more missing, and major flood warnings issued for Brisbane, Ipswich, Lismore and Grafton

AAP

Multiple flood warnings for northern NSW

Premier Dominic Perrottet says 11 flood warnings are current in northern NSW and an evacuation alert has been issued along the Clarence River near Maclean.

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Flood warning for Lismore amid fears levee could overtop, evacuation ordered for Tumbulgum

Emergency services will resume their search on Monday for a man who may have been swept into a drain in fast-moving floodwaters near the centre of Lismore amid fears flood levee could overtop.

The Guardian - AU

Floods in south-east Queensland and northern NSW: what has happened and which areas could be hit next?

Eight people have now died, with at least two more missing as major flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Gympie

The Guardian - AU

Lismore council returning land to traditional owners despite opposition

Attempt to pause historic handback of land defeated, but lack of prior consultation leaves ‘bad taste’ in many peoples’ mouths

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