【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
At least seven people were killed in seven floods judged to be the worst to hit southeast Queensland this century. Rivers throughout the Australian region have run, as much as 9 m higher than usual, forcing hundreds in rural towns to flee their homes. Meanwhile, flooding in the North worsened in the wake of Cyclone Rona, which swept through Cairns and Ingham, causing widespread damage.

本题测试对细节内容的理解能力。从文中第二句可直接找到线索，得出正确答案A。