Stories Related to Floods Enter Brisbane, 20,000 Homes In Danger

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeastern Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation's third-largest city Wednesday, forcing people to flee suburbs and skyscrapers as rescuers elsewhere searched for 67 people still missing....

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