Authorities declare half the state a disaster zone after cyclone Tasha brings torrential rain to areas already inundated Residents of Chinchilla, Queensland, evacuate their homes as north-eastern Australia suffers its worst flooding in decades.
Hundreds of Australians evacuated in Queensland's worst floods for decades (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2010/12/hundreds-of-australians-evacuated-in-queenslands-worst-floods-for-decades?fromrss=1)