GLADSTONE, Australia (Reuters) - Australia's flood-stricken coal industry may be disrupted for months after key rail and road links were washed away, while some infrastructure could take years to repair, authorities said on Friday.
The floods have swamped mines in Queensland state, paralysing operations that produce 35 percent of Australia's estimated 259 million tonnes of exportable coal. Australia accounts for two-thirds of global exports of coking-coal, needed to make steel.
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