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Australian police urge Brisbane flood evacuations

Australian police urged residents of an inner-city Brisbane suburb to evacuate Tuesday as

floods raced towards the Queensland capital after deluging much of the state.

Screengrab taken on January 10,2010 from footage aired by Australia’s Channel 9 shows

flood waters racing through the city of Toowoomba. Australian police have urged residents

of an inner-city Brisbane suburb to evacuate as floods raced towards the Queensland capital

after deluging much of the stage.

“All members of the community who live or are currently near the Brisbane River at West

End are advised to move to higher ground,“ Queensland police said in a statement.

“We are just trying to advise as many people as we can,” a police spokesman told AFP.

West End is an inner-city suburb south of the central business district, and stretches for some

kilometers (miles) along the river.

Rising floodwaters also prompted evacuations in outer Brisbane suburbs, and reports said that

cars were streaming out of the city.

Police said the air evacuation of 300 people in the outlying town of Forest Hill was under

way, while all residents in low-lying areas of Strathpine and Caboolture were also urged to
leave their homes immediately.

“Do not stay in your homes, please leave immediately,” police said.

Nineteen people have died in the floods including eight swept to their deaths by flash floods

on Monday.

Bangkok Post : Published 11/01/2011