NEW : Electricity is intentionally cut in parts of Queensland . Emergency agency : 200,000 people are directly impacted by flooding . The agency said some residents were able to leave on their own and move to higher ground before the severe flooding , heeding warnings from authorities . Comment: Prime minister : Flooding will cost `` hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars ''
NEW : Electricity is intentionally cut in parts of Queensland . Emergency agency : 200,000 people are directly impacted by flooding . Comment: Prime minister : Flooding will cost `` hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars ''