Hundreds rescued, evacuated in Australia floods

Hundreds of people have been rescued and evacuated as floodwaters inundated towns in Australia's New South Wales state on Monday. The town of Lismore in the state's far north was overwhelmed on Monday after days of heavy rain, and 15,000 people had been evacuated.

Rescuers used boats and jet skis in the town's flooded streets to rescue people, while others waded through a flooded bridge. Meanwhile, parts of Australia's third-most populous city Brisbane were under water on Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast areas and killed seven people.