2023-12-27 02:54:19
– Storm kills seven in Australia
Seven people were killed in a storm on the east coast of Australia and rescuers were busy searching for several missing on Wednesday.
Posted today at 3:54 a.m. Updated 3 hours ago
Rescue workers at work on a campsite east of Melbourne, December 27, 2023.
AFP
A storm killed seven people on the east coast of Australia, where rescuers continued their operations on Wednesday in search of the missing, while more than 80,000 homes remained without power.
The deceased victims, including a nine-year-old girl, are located in the provinces of Queensland and Victoria, affected since Monday by storms and violent winds, causing tree falls and flash floods.
A boat with eleven people on board capsized near Brisbane, causing the death of two individuals by drowning, said police, who are searching for one last member of the crew who is missing.
“The last 24 hours have been tragic due to the weather,” Queensland Police Chief Katarina Carroll told reporters.
“Giant” hailstones
Rescuers have “serious concerns” regarding a 46-year-old woman who was sucked into a storm drain in Gympie (East) on Tuesday, which has not been found. Of the two other women caught with her, one survived, and the other died.
Regional Queensland remains at risk of “dangerous” thunderstorms, “life-threatening” flooding, “giant” hailstones and “destructive” wind gusts, the Australian Weather Service has warned.
More than 80,000 homes remain without power, said regional electricity supplier Energex, which on Tuesday deplored more than 120,000 customers affected by the outage. “How strong was the storm? Strong enough to destroy several concrete poles supporting high voltage lines,” the company described on social networks.
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