Fears for Australia flood missing – answers

true/false

1. 12 people have died in one day in these floods in Queensland, Australia. F: 8 people in one day
2. A wall of water took 4 of these lives. T
3. Some people survived by climbing on to their roof-tops. T
4. 12 people are still missing. F: dozens, ie: a lot, are still missing
5. 72 people died on Tuesday. F: 72 people are still missing from Tuesday
6. The authorities are expecting that more people have died in the flash floods. T: ‘ the death toll will rise further’
7. The last time such floods occurred here was 100 years ago. F: 50 years ago – half a century
8. Brisbane has also been flooded. F: not yet but it looks possible ‘the floods are ‘threatening Brisbane’
9. The city saw similar conditions 37 years ago. T: the conditions in Brisbane were similar in 1974 when they had floods
10. Toxic pesticides have been swept into The Great Barrier Reef affecting its corals and marine life. F: not certain but it may be happening ‘fears that the floods are sweeping toxic pesticide-laden sediment…’