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Stunning Queensland flood pictures taken from space

Stunning pictures from a Canadian astronaut of flooding along the Queensland coast have been posted on Twitter.

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Chris Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut aboard the international Space Station

He keeps users updates on his travels via his Twitter feed - and posted these stunning pictures of flooding as he sailed down the Queensland coast from up high.

Floodwater flows into the Coral Sea at Gladstone:

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Silt and sediment flows into the sea at Maryborough:

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A similar scene in Rockhampton:

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Floodwaters flow out from Bundaberg:

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Follow Chris on Twitter here.


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