World | Australia Australia Flood Is of 'Biblical Proportions' Residents continue to be evacuated today By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 1, 2011 3:04 PM CST Copied People use a small boat to make their ways in a flooded street in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Jono Searle, Pool) Evacuations continued in Australia today as a flood of “biblical proportions” continued to assault the northeastern part of the country. The flooded area is larger than France and Germany combined, the AP reports. The good news: The rain has stopped, but rivers are still overflowing as the water flows toward the ocean. Communities may be underwater for a week or more, says one official. Adds another, “In many ways, it is a disaster of biblical proportions.” Click for more on the flood. Read These Next Something James Carville said made Melania Trump's lawyer unhappy. Vance's office says it wasn't involved in the river-raising. Justice Department goes after a prominent Trump foe. 200 images of the Idaho murder scene have been released. Report an error