Australia floods: Cyclone Oswald leaves large parts of Queensland underwater Heavy rain and flooding triggered by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald have inundated the states of Queensland and New South Wales, with the most recent fatality a three-year-old boy killed by a falling tree. Tens of thousands have been left isolated or displaced by the torrents, but after rivers peaked in most areas late Tuesday waters began to drop gradually and troops started to prepare for a mammoth recovery effort.Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/Newspix / Rex