SYDNEY: Flooding rivers swamped towns along Australia’s east coast forcing tens of thousands of people to be evacuated as fast-flowing waters cut roads and destroyed bridges after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept through the region.
The disaster zone from ex-Cyclone Debbie stretched 1,000km from Queensland states tropical resort islands and Gold Coast tourist strip to the farmlands of New South Wales state, with more than 100,000 homes reportedly without power.
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