` ` It will be an unprecedented long - term repair effort , '' one resident says . With roads underwater , some residents are still using boats to travel . Nearly 500 people have been evacuated from flood - affected areas in Queensland state . Police say 10 people have died in flooding since November 30 .
`` It will be an unprecedented long-term repair job , '' one official says . With roads underwater , some residents are still using boats to travel . Nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas in Queensland state . Police say 10 people have died in flooding since November 30 .