Entire Australian town airlifted amid flood fears

The entire population of 300 people was flown out of a town in eastern Australia by military helicopter today as river levels continued to rise after days of pouring rain.

A total of 1,000 people were evacuated from the town of Theodore and other parts of central and southern Queensland state, with swollen rivers there expected to rise higher in coming days. Only a few police officers remained in Theodore, county mayor Mareen Clancy said.