NEW : Massive flooding that has swept through Queensland , Australia , and claimed at least one life will likely force the evacuation of at least 1,000 people and close a regional airport for weeks , an emergency agency said Sunday . Water is intentionally cut in parts of Queensland . State agency : 200,000 people are directly impacted by flooding . Rockhampton , Queensland , is the worst - hit major population center . Prime Minister : It will cost ` ` billion and tens of millions of dollars ''
NEW : Water is intentionally cut in parts of Queensland . State agency : 200,000 people are directly impacted by flooding . Rockhampton , Queensland , is the worst - hit major population center . Prime Minister : It will cost ` ` billion and tens of millions of dollars ''