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especially hard hit, the city of rock hampton, about 400 miles north of brisbon on australia's east coast. that is where reporter taletha cumins of australia's channel 7 news is live for us tonight. taletha, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're in the city of rockhampton, which is almost completely isolated by flood water. the river behind me is due to peak tomorrow, forcing hundreds more people to evacuate their homes. it extends as far as the eye can see. australia's worst flooding in nearly a century. the military is delivering emergency supplies and temporary shelter to people in the flood zone. more than 200,000 have been affected in nearly a dozen cities and towns across queensland after rainfall four times normal for this time of year. at least ten people are dead. the city of rockhampton is especially hard hit. its main highway cut off. its flood barrier no match for the swollen fitzroy river. >> we have massive community impacts. what's happening here in rockhampton is, well, i don't think we're going to see it for another 50 to 100 years. that's the nature of th