Flood in Australia

A flood which happened not long ago is still the main news that the world is following. In Brisbane, for weeks, the flooding in eastern Australia has been a slow-motion disaster. After the flood, the effects slowly start to take its toll on the country. The drenching rain devastating wide swaths of farmland and small towns. Now rivers are rising in Brisbane, the country's third-largest city, forcing people to evacuate the both suburbs and skyscrapers. The flash flood killed 10 people in one day and left 78 missing. That raised to 20 the number of confirmed death in all the previous weeks from high water. Brisbane Mayor, Campbell Newman said authorities were preparing for flooding affecting about 15,000 people. The City is protected by a large dam built after the 1974 floods. But, the reservoir was full and a water release that would cause low-level flooding was inevitable, Newman said. As for the Malaysians who are living in Australia, they are reported safe although the city has been cut off and is facing food shortages as a result of the flood disaster. Australia is the driest continent after Antarctica and recently was in the grip of the worst drought in most of the centuries. But, 2010 was Australia's third wettest year on record, despite the country's drought-stricken region enduring the its driest ever year. Our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has sent his message of sympathy to the victims of the flood.