Australian floods spur mass evacuations Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:20 pm, Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Thousands of Australians huddled in shelters Tuesday as torrential rains flooded cities and towns in the northeast, killing four people and prompting around 1,000 helicopter evacuations. Queensland residents and officials were being particularly cautious, after floodwaters from heavy rain in late 2010 and early 2011 left ... Read More