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Displacement

People hug after moving their belongings to a boat from a flooded home at Torwood Street, Auchenflower in Brisbane, Australia. March 3, 2022
People hug after moving their belongings to a boat from a flooded home at Torwood Street, Auchenflower in Brisbane, Australia. March 3, 2022 Photo: Peter Wallis (Getty Images)

Since the intense flooding began in late February, there have been dozens of evacuation orders that have affected tens of thousands residents in both Queensland and New South Wales. Many people have had to leave behind flooded, damaged homes.