` ` 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 . Farmers were particularly hard hit , as water washed over crops and blocked roads used to transport them to market . Police say 10 people have died in flooding since November 30 .
` ` 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 .