Miracle baby born in home cut off by deluge

AN Australian woman gave birth to a baby boy as deadly floods devastated areas around her home.

Australian media dubbed Callum Jack Wieland a “miracle baby”, with Sydney’s Daily Telegraph describing him as “living proof that amongst the despair in Queensland there is hope”.

Officials said Callum’s mother Kristie was at her home with family when she went into labour after flash floods on Monday swept at least 12 people to their deaths near Brisbane.