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Floodwaters are seen at Aplins Weir in Townsville, Friday, February 1, 2019. Townsville residents are again being told to leave their homes as north Queensland's flood disaster rolls on. (AAP Image/Andrew Rankin) NO ARCHIVING
Floodwaters are seen at Aplins Weir in Townsville (AAP Image/Andrew Rankin) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

With an annual cycle of bushfires, cyclones and floods coupled with a prosperous and stable economy, Australia features among the world's top 10 for economic damage caused by natural disasters.

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With an annual cycle of bushfires, cyclones and floods coupled with a prosperous and stable economy, Australia features among the world's top 10 for economic damage caused by natural disasters.

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