Australia Floods: Three States Issue Evacuation Orders After Heavy rain

Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding.

Parts of the country have received up to four times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours.

At least 500 homes have been flooded, one person has died and another is missing as the disaster unfolds.

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Widespread flooding across Australia – driven by a La Niña weather pattern – has killed more than 20 people this year.

Floods have swamped roads, forced school closures and cut power to 3,000 houses and businesses.