Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists.

SYDNEY: Fast-moving floodwaters rose on Monday (Feb 3) in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping away a chunk of a critical bridge. Storms have already dumped more than a metre of rain in two days in parts of Queensland,

SYDNEY (dpa): Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists. The coastal towns are considered the gateway to the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef.

A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in a popular surfers spot in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Ambulance said they responded to a “serious shark bite incident” at Woorim Beach, Bribie Island, on Monday at 4.55pm local time.

A teenage girl was killed while swimming off the Australian coast after a shark attack.According to BBC, a 17-year-old girl died after being attacked by the shark while swimming in Queensland on Monday,

Paramedics rushed to treat the teenager who was swimming off a beach in Queensland, but say she succumbed to serious injuries to her upper body.