Thousands of people fled their homes and several climbed onto the roof of a hospital to escape the flash floods
An entire town was evacuated in northern Queensland in Australia after unprecedented flooding hit the region.
Thousands of people fled their homes and several climbed onto the roof of a hospital to escape the flash floodsaccording to the BBC.
Extreme weather caused by a tropical cyclone caused a year’s worth of rain in some areas.
The pictures show sunken planes at Cairns airport and a crocodile seen wandering the city’s flooded streets. At the same time, people left their homes in boats.
BREAKING: Planes are submerged at Cairns airport in #Australia after torrential rain causes flooding pic.twitter.com/2egeQkbEVE
— Breaking Alerter (@BreakingAlerter) December 18, 2023
No deaths or missing have been reported so far.
Heavy rain is expected to continue for another 24 hours.
Hundreds of people have been rescued, many homes have been flooded, power and roads have been cut and drinking water is running low.
MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT CAIRNS AIRPORT AND KAMERUNGA BRIDGE DURING SUNDAY EVENING.
RIVER LEVELS ARE NOW ABOVE THE MARCH 1977 FLOOD LEVEL.
For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. pic.twitter.com/1JERjfeLrG
— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) December 17, 2023
Queensland Premier Stephen Miles told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the natural disaster was “the worst I can remember.”
Source :Skai
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