Emergency services have ramped up evacuation efforts in the Gulf of Carpentaria as 'unprecedented' floods threaten to submerge towns.
abc.net.au/news/queensland-flood-evacuations-ramp-up-in-gulf-of-carpentaria/102078178Emergency services have ramped up evacuation efforts in the Gulf of Carpentaria as "unprecedented" floods threaten to submerge towns.Burketown's airstrip is partially flooded and helicopters are being used fly people to safety
Authorities say some rivers have reached "unknown levels", damaging critical infrastructure and knocking out part of the Telstra network
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