Record floods described as a giant "inland sea" were on Saturday moving to inundate several communities in Southeast Australia, as officials warned the waters could linger for days.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in flood-hit Queensland province of Australia and expressed his readiness to extend India's help to the country.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in flood-hit Queensland province of Australia and expressed his readiness to extend India's help to the country.

Flood-stricken Australia on Saturday expressed its sympathy and solidarity with Brazil, where floods and landslides have killed more than 500 people.

Grandmother Irene comstive shakes with sorrow as she surveys the damage to her Brisbane home following the city's worst flooding in almost four decades.