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Australia reels from once-in-a-century cyclone
Australia’s biggest cyclone in a century shattered entire towns after striking the coast and churning across the vast country on Thursday.
‘Unbearable agony’ in flood-ravaged Brisbane
Australia’s third-largest city, Brisbane, was turned into a "war zone" on Thursday with whole suburbs under water.
Brisbane besieged by once-in-a-century floods
Australia’s third-biggest city, Brisbane, was besieged on Wednesday by once-in-a-century floods.
‘Biblical’ floods threaten Australian homes
Flood waters swept through vast areas of north-eastern Australia on Saturday, threatening to inundate thousands more homes.