[In pictures] Australia in the grip of violent floods

Flood-affected properties in the Ballina area of ​​New South Wales.

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Stranded on the roofs of their homes, forced to flee on small boats... Thousands of Australians have had to flee their homes after heavy flooding caused by torrential rains in the east of the country.

Nearly a dozen people died. 

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: in Australia, part of the east coast and the city of Brisbane under the floods

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