http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,2246942,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12Looters ransack homes in flood-stricken outback towns in Australia while owners were in evacuation centres2008-01-25T13:20+0100guardianenguardian-23be1418122118bbe0abce42d71fe948http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD7616.htmBy Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A wave of looting in flood-stricken outback towns in Australia on Friday outraged authorities and political leaders, who vowed to track down the "scum" responsible. Looters broke into around 20 homes in the central Queensland town of Emerald.2008-01-25T03:52+0100alertnetenalertnet-4525589eb9c6c81e18aca5392ad1c396NaturalDisastershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080125/reuters-en-41b63f16457ecc2d2df1eb473269fe4f.htmlBy Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A wave of looting in flood-stricken outback towns in Australia on Friday outraged authorities and political leaders, who vowed to track down the "scum" responsible. Looters broke into around 20 homes in the central Queensland town of Emerald.2008-01-25T03:50+0100reuters-enenreuters-en-41b63f16457ecc2d2df1eb473269fe4fNaturalDisastershttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0abde9dc-ca55-11dc-a960-000077b07658.htmlBHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a coal mining venture controlled by the Anglo-Australian group, has declared “force majeure” due to flood conditions sweeping across much of north-eastern Australia. La Niña rains have wreaked havoc in much of Queensland, damaging roads and bridges and isolating small communities.2008-01-24T10:21+0100ftenft-d852f5390c2540c59f0227392c0bd30aEnergyhttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080121/dpa-en-8ba03568c9034887447792f8d89adc85.htmlSydney (dpa) - Australia is living up to its reputation for alternating between drought and flood with torrential rains on the east coast inundating two-thirds of the state of Queensland. In Charleville, 750 kilometres west of Brisbane, emergency workers brought in from as far as New Zealand....2008-01-21T08:00+0100dpa-enendpa-en-8ba03568c9034887447792f8d89adc85AgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidhttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2142905.htmIn Australia, further evacuations are expected in the central Queensland town of Emerald as floodwaters continue to rise.2008-01-21T02:29+0100radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-9cae74e99cd7062554f2d5c8459baf05