A handout picture released by the Gympie Regional Council shows flood waters cutting the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/GREG WILBRAHAM - HANDOUT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A handout picture released by the Gympie Regional Council shows flood waters cutting the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/GREG WILBRAHAM - HANDOUT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A handout picture released by the Gympie Regional Council shows flood waters cutting the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/GREG WILBRAHAM - HANDOUT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A handout picture released by the Gympie Regional Council shows flood waters cutting the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/GREG WILBRAHAM - HANDOUT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
A local rides his bike through flood waters in the southeast Queensland city of Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Flood waters cut the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Flood waters cut the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Flood waters cut the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Residents wade through flood waters in the southeast Queensland city of Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Flood waters cut the southeast Queensland city of Gympie in two, with about a dozen businesses already under water in Gympie, Australia, 10 January 2011. Residents were warned to get ready to defend their properties as Queensland's flood crisis rolled south toward Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city. EPA/BERNIE THOMAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
