DELUGE: Whole towns are underwater after floodwaters swamped parts of Australia's east coast, forcing people to shelter on roofs and prompting around 1,000 rescues.
A man delivers supplies to stranded residents in Fairfield in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia's southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades.
The body of a woman in her 80s was found by a neighbor in her Lismore home on Tuesday, a police statement said. There were no details of how she died. Perrottet said 40,000 people had been ordered to evacuate, while 300,000 others had been placed under evacuation warnings. The cleanup was underway in Brisbane, Australia's third most populous city, despite more storms forecast for later in the week. Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner urged people to register for the “Mud Army,” as the thousands of volunteers who mobilized to help out after the 2011 floods were dubbed.
Barfoot said his daughter and her husband swam to the house to help with the rescue after notifying emergency services that her grandmother — who moved to Australia from Christchurch, New Zealand, after earthquakes there in 2011 killed 185 people — needed to get out.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decadesTens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the wor…
Les mer »
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in over a decadeTens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and many more have been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in more than a decade
Les mer »
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decadesTens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes. Many more were told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia's southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades.
Les mer »
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decadesCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate their homes by Tuesday and many more had been told to prepare to flee as parts of Australia’s southeast coast are inundated by the worst flooding in decades that has claimed at least nine lives.
Les mer »
Thousands forced to evacuate deadly floods in AustraliaAt least 10 people have died following days of flooding and heavy rains in southeastern Australia.
Les mer »
Watch Now: Australia hit with worst floods on record, and more of today's top videosAustralians were clinging to rooftops and cars as parts of the country were hit with the worst floods on record, meet the Ukrainians rushing home to fight for their country, and more of today's top videos.
Les mer »