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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Power out as Brisbane braces for floods

At least 100,000 homes and businessescould be without power from Wednesday morning and thousands ofpeople face evacuation as Queensland's flood disaster hits Brisbaneand Ipswich.

Ten people are short and 78 others are missing, with fears thedeath toll could rise dramatically in coming days, after torrentsof water swept through communities west of Brisbane, includingToowoomba.