Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- Rising floodwaters cut off the last ground route into the eastern Australian city of Rockhampton on Monday, as police pegged the number of people affected by prolonged flooding at 200,000. Flooding also put increasing pressure on the southern Queensland cities of St. George and Surat, even as floodwaters receded in the communities farther to the north, including Emerald. Police said ten people have died as a result of flooding since November 30. The latest fatality involved an occupant of a car that tried to cross flooded ground between Muttaburra and Aramac in western Queensland, according to police.
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NEW: Police say 10 people have died in flooding since November 30
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Police: City of 75,000 now cut off by floodwaters
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Forecasters expect water levels will crest on Wednesday
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Australian prime minister says damages could cost "hundreds of millions of dollars"
Emergency officials said they are working with their counterparts in other Australian states to bring in crews to assist with the flooding and relieve @placeholder employees and volunteers fatigued by days of working the floods.