澳大利亚昆士兰州北部发生严重洪灾，已造成一人死亡。迫使多人撤离的洪水星期一(2月3日)迅速上涨，多处停电，冲毁了一座关键桥梁的部分结构。昆士兰州州长戴维·克里萨富利(David Crisafulli)警告，未来几天预计会有更大范围降雨和风暴袭击昆士兰州北部地区。

As a result of the growth in exports to the Chinese mainland, the Northeast Asian region grew by 181 percent in value to 1.18 billion Australian dollars, which was a 46 percent value share, it said, ...