be worse! Kiwi rescue rushes to evacuate people following a record high flood Sinking houses – the middle of the cow’s neck (clip)
AFP news agency reported that on March 11, Australian rescuers had to deploy helicopters to help air evacuate people from a remote Queensland town. After being hit by a record high flood suddenly. causing many houses and herds of cattle to sink into the ground As the country’s authorities issued a final warning to speed up the evacuation of the victims.
police said in the past few days rescue helicopter including other types of aircraft brought 53 flood victims out of small communities of the city of Burketown which is located in the northeast of Australia
After the rain so heavy that the water level of the Albert River in the city of Burketown. It was the highest recorded since March 2011 and rose more than 7 meters on March 10. The overflowing river has turned large swaths of the city into streams. The aerial photographs of the emergency services show a view of the city seen only at the tops of the trees.
while the murky water flooded the buildings Within the city of Burketown, which is home to regarding 200 people, the city is away from Brisbane. Queensland’s capital is 1,600 kilometers northwest.
Queensland Police said About half of the houses in the city were flooded. And that as of Saturday morning (March 11), only regarding 100 people were still in the scene. Rescue helicopters are evacuating large numbers of people to safety. That’s in line with Berkshire council’s final warning to residents to evacuate the area. The movement of the water is now unpredictable and is rapidly increasing its level.
Shannon Moren, a flood victim who was rescued from the area. to the US television station ABC concerning the impact of flooding on livestock “I checked the cattle that belonged to my parents’ property the other day. The cows were obviously floating in the water and were swimming to survive.”
Police have released vision of flooding in Burketown today.
All remaining residents are being urged to leave.
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— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) March 11, 2023
