from December 2010 there were a series of floods
occurring in Queensland, Australia, where 16 lives
sadly ended because of high levels of water.(in
certain places) this ended is January 2011. this
recently happened in Queensland with 70 towns
flooded and its capital city Brisbane, central and
western Victoria as well.(69 towns flooded) floods
mostly happen around central and western New
South Wales
the floods are caused by high
levels of rainfall. floods can be
started by melting snow, or
they are often caused by
tropical cyclones , tsunami or
food happening at the same
time.
damage was originally
estimated at around $$1
billion, before it was
raised to $2.38billion