Australia Flood Nightmare Only Getting Worse

Australia’s deadly flood crisis forced more people to flee their homes Monday as a vast swath of muddy water spread further across the country’s southeast, threatening to swamp several rural communities. Record rains that began in November left huge parts of Australia’s northeast Queensland state under water, killing 30 people, damaging or destroying 30,000 homes and businesses and causing at least 3 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) in damage to crops and lost coal exports.