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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/supplies-dropped-into-flooded-towns.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Military aircraft dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in north-east Australia (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-supplies-dropped-into-flooded-towns.jpg" alt="Military aircraft dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in north-east Australia (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Military aircraft have dropped supplies to towns cut off by floods in north-east Australia as the prime minister promised new assistance to the 200,000 people affected by waters covering an area larger than France and Germany combined.</p>
<p>Residents were stocking up on food or evacuating their homes as rising rivers inundated or isolated 22 towns in the state of Queensland.</p>
<p>Prime minister Julia Gillard toured an evacuation centre in the flood-stricken town of Bundaberg and announced that families whose homes had been flooded or damaged would be eligible for disaster relief payments of 1,000 Australian dollars (£650) per adult and 400 dollars (£260) per child.</p>
<p>&#8220;My concern is for the people in these very difficult times,&#8221; Ms Gillard said.</p>
<p>A day earlier, she pledged a million Australian dollars (£650,000) in federal aid to match a relief fund already set up by the state government.</p>
<p>Officials say half of Queensland&#8217;s 715,305 square miles is affected by the relentless flooding, which began last week after days of pounding rain caused swollen rivers to overflow.</p>
<p>While the rain has stopped, the rivers are still surging to new heights and overflowing into low-lying towns as the water makes its way toward the sea.</p>
<p>The muddy water inundating thousands of homes and businesses has led to a shortage of drinking water and raised fears of mosquito-borne disease.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is without a doubt a tragedy on an unprecedented scale,&#8221; Queensland premier Anna Bligh told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.</p>
<p>Ms Bligh warned that drenched communities could be stuck under water for more than a week, and clean-up efforts were expected to cost billions of dollars.</p>
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