Quotes of the Day

A flash flood sweeps across an intersection in Toowoomba, 105 km (65 miles) west of Brisbane, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011

Open quoteSome people are saying an inland tsunami, and I think that probably sums it up.Close quote

  • PETER TAYLOR,
  • mayor of Toowoomba in the state of Queensland, Australia, where at least eight people were killed and 72 others were left missing on Tuesday in the wake of an overnight downpour that caused raging flash floods
Photo: Tomas Guerin / Reuters | Source: AFP