The losses for farmers from the floods were likely to be in the "hundreds of millions of dollars" he said. Swathes of Australia's eastern inland, including Queensland, have been plagued by a severe and prolonged drought that pushed farmers to breaking point as they struggled to keep their cattle and crops alive. Farmer Rachael Anderson said she expected that some 200 cattle at a station she manages near Julia Creek township have so far died. What's really getting to me at the moment is people saying: 'You asked for the rain, you got it'. Australia's tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season, but the recent downpours have flooded highways, towns and turned roads into rivers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 06, 2019 09:00 UTC