by Carli Ratcliff
Summer Down Under has been anything but sunny, says our Australian correspondent, Carli Ratcliff
The advertising slogan reads, “Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next.” For many Queenslanders, there is nothing perfect about this summer.
Subjected to torrential rains and the worst flooding the country has ever seen: 20 people have died, 10 are still missing. In the state’s capital, Brisbane, 11,900 homes and 2,500 businesses were flooded. Many have been rendered homeless, holed up in temporary community shelters or forced to higher ground to take refuge with family or friends.
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