The death toll from floods in Australia has risen to six as flood levels began to recede across the states of Queensland and New South Wales.<br/> <br />A deluge fed by Cyclone Oswald dumped more than 200 millimetres of rain in some areas over the past few days, swelling rivers and swamping towns.<br/> <br />Police said they found the bodies of the fifth and sixth victims in the Lockyer Valley, west of Queensland's capital Brisbane.<br/> <br />Local media reported that the men, a Malaysian farm worker and his Taiwanese colleague, were believed to have been hit by floodwaters in their separate cars while on their way to work.<br/> <br />The worst-hit areas were around Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Ipswich in Queensland, and around the northern New South Wales towns of Grafton and Lismore.<br/> <br />The flood waters began to recede on Tuesday and continued through Wednesday, though some areas remained submerged.
