Major floods hit Australia’s east coast, claiming 7 lives

BRISBANE: FEB. 28 – Parts of Australia’s third-most populous city Brisbane were underwater on Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed seven people.

The flooding in Brisbane and its surroundings is the worst since 2011 when the city of 2.6 million people was inundated by what was described as a once-in-a-century event.