My Way News - Floods take major toll on Australian farms, mines
My Way News reports: "The floodwaters that swamped entire neighborhoods in Brisbane, the state capital, have left behind a thick layer of putrid sludge that covered streets and thousands of houses. More than 30,000 homes and businesses were flooded with muddy water and officials warned some residents their homes were so badly damaged they'd need to be destroyed. Weeks of relentless rains and flooding across Australia's northeast have left 26 people dead [...] The multibillion dollar toll includes losses from flooded mines and formally fertile farmland, now a boggy mess of rotting vegetation."