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 One mystery is solved around chilling Holocaust photo. Researchers have an idea of what brought down this civilization. Colorado says Tina Peters is staying in state custody. Trump lashes out at another female reporter. Report an error