'A timely reminder to stay out of floodwaters as you never know what is lurking beneath,” Queensland police said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in Burketown and the Gregory River, police in the Australian state of Queensland on Monday reminded residents to limit movement in floodwaters due to unseen hazards and recent crocodile sightings.
In an update on the severe weather event affecting northwestern Queensland, the state police said sewage and water treatment plants in Burketown are now offline, with residents instructed to conserve water usage and continue to monitor advice from local councils. According to the police, air assets are stationed nearby and on standby for emergency rescues and transport of food, water and medical supplies.
“No observations are available for the Burketown Airstrip manual gauge. Based on anecdotal information from Burketown, the river level is expected to have peaked above the 2011 record flood level of 6.78m on Sunday,” said the Australian Bureau of Meteorology .
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