Here we have news about flood in Aussy. massive flooding in Australia has started to recede in some areas, the worst could still be on the way for at least one city, the country's prime minister said Saturday.
"Today I've been in St. George, and they are still bracing for the peak of the flood," Julia Gillard told Australia's Nine Network, according to a transcript from the prime minister's office. "They're very well prepared, but of course they're anxious as they await the peak."
In Rockhampton -- one of the hardest hit cities -- the fast-flowing Fitzroy River was slowly receding after peaking earlier this week at about 9.2 meters (about 30 feet). With many major roads underwater, some residents surrounded by the deluge used boats to travel.
Government officials have warned residents to avoid flooded areas, saying some road infrastructure can be dangerous after being flooded for days.
Officials said the degree of damage remained unclear.
"The full extent of the damage to the 33,000 kilometers of state roads is impossible to quantify right now," Craig Wallace, Queensland minister of main roads, said in a statement Friday.
"It will be an unprecedented long-term repair job that will take months, perhaps even years to fully complete," he said.
The seasonal flooding in the state of Queensland intensified last month after monsoon rains caused rivers to spill over their banks and reach record levels.
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