Floods and Fires Claim 11 Lives Over Christmas Holiday

10 people have died in devastating storms on the east coast while a firefighter died fighting an out of control blaze in Western Australia.

People watch the storm roll in across the Coral Sea as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in Cairns in far north Queensland on December 13, 2023. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia on 13 December, with authorities warning "life-threatening" floods could swamp coastal regions for days. (Photo by Brian CASSEY / AFP) Photo by BRIAN CASSEY/AFP via Getty Images

Devastating storms have swept the east coast of Australia, leading to the death of 10 people in Queensland and Victoria over the Christmas holiday break.

The storms created major power outages, leaving more than 100,000 homes without power and 800 powerlines down in Queensland.