Submerged

4 January 2011 08:05 am

A stop sign is seen near a house partially submerged in  floodwaters in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 4, 2011. Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday, allowing some mines to slowly resume production although most remained idle, as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated. REUTERS