2 Chinese citizens dead in flooding in Australia: consulate general

SYDNEY -- China's Consulate General in Brisbane confirmed on Saturday that the two international tourists who died in recent flooding in the Australian state of Queensland were Chinese citizens.

Queensland police said on Wednesday that two international tourists, a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, had been travelling in a car from Brisbane to North Burnett when they failed to make their destination amid heavy rainfall and widespread flooding.

An emergency search involving police, helicopters and the State Emergency Service commenced on Wednesday morning, and the vehicle the pair were traveling in was located in floodwaters near the small town of Kilkivan, 175 km northwest of Brisbane, on Wednesday afternoon local time.

The Queensland Police Service confirmed on Thursday that two bodies were found inside the car.