Rescuers used helicopters to pluck stranded residents from rooftops of houses submerged in flooding.

救援人员用直升机把困在屋顶上的居民救起，房屋被水淹没。

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As the New Year approached, thousands of residents in Queensland, northeastern Australia, found themselves stranded by floodwaters from Tropical Cyclone Tasha.

随着新年的临近，澳大利亚东北部昆士兰的数千居民受到热带气旋塔莎带来的洪水影响而进退维谷。

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On Saturday, Galt Road was thick with snow and ice and elderly residents were completely stranded.

周六，高尔特大街上还满是厚厚的冰雪，老年居民完全被困在家里出不了门。

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Stranded residents have been airlifted from Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula and other communities in the Galveston area.

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Friday, got caught in the storm and ended up sleeping at a firehouse in Middle Island, New York, where dozens of other stranded residents were holed up.

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We've seen what happened in places like Staten Island -- homes lost, cars destroyed, residents stranded in their own neighborhoods.

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