Clean-up launched after deadly Australia floods
- Published: 30 Jan 2013 at 12.44
- Online news: Asia
A mammoth clean-up was underway in Australia's flood-hit northeast Wednesday after waters began to recede, as the death toll from the storms reached six and thousands of homes were left swamped.
The twin-masted yacht "Patricia Mary" is shown washed up January 28, 2013 on Baraga Beach in Bundaberg after the passing of tropical cyclone Oswald. A mammoth clean-up operation began in Australia's flood-hit northeast Wednesday after waters began to recede, as the death toll from storms reached six and thousands of homes were left swamped.
While the worst of the deluge appeared over, many homes remained without power and there were fears of drinking water shortages after rivers swollen by torrential rain from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald breached their banks this week.
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