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Michael Howie

Queensland floods: Eight killed as heavy rain brings ‘life-threatening’ flooding to Brisbane and Gold Coast

People use a small boat to travel through flood water in Lismore

(Picture: AP)

Parts of the Australian city of Brisbane were under water on Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed eight people.

The flooding in the city of 2.6 million people and its surrounding area is the worst since 2011, when it was inundated by what was described as a once-in-a-century event.

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