News in photo: Kayakers paddle along a flooded highway in Brisbane, Australia

Kayakers paddle on the flooded Logan River, caused by Cyclone Debbie, as it flows over the Mt Lindesay Highway in Waterford West near Brisbane on April 1, 2017.
Flooded rivers were still rising on April 1 in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone. / AFP PHOTO / Patrick HAMILTON

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