The 100-year flood in Australia’s Kimberley region has left a trail of devastation. Western Australia’s chief of emergency services, Darren Klemm, spoke on Friday of the “worst flooding our state has ever seen”.
The days of heavy rain were brought on by the foothills of Cyclone Ellie. On Friday, the weather system moved slowly towards the Northern Territory. As the bodies of water slowly receded, many residents of the hard-hit Fitzroy Crossing faced the ruins of their existence.
“I’m here in my workshop and everything is totally destroyed,” the Australian news agency quoted AAP mechanic Dwayne Ben of Fitzroy Crossing as saying. All his equipment and twelve cars he had for repair were destroyed. The damage in the community of 1200 inhabitants is enormous. The city’s oldest hotel, the historic “Crossing Inn”, was also completely destroyed.
As water drained from Fitzroy Crossing, other communities were at risk of flooding. Emergency services tried to bring those affected to safety with helicopters. Meanwhile, parts of the Great Northern Highway, which links metropolitan Perth to the northern port city of Wyndham, remain impassable. The highway is the only transportation route to the north. The repair work reportedly could take weeks or even months. (aeg/sda/dpa)
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