More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia
- Over 300 people were rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with residents clinging to roofs.
- Heavy rains caused roads and railway lines to be cut, isolating communities and leaving 14,000 homes and businesses without power.
- Cairns Airport was closed, and the city of 160,000 people faced concerns of losing drinking water.
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Flooding forces evacuations in North Jersey towns
WAYNE, N.J. (PIX11) -- Hundreds of residents in North Jersey communities are out of their homes after floodwaters from Monday's torrential rains forced them to evacuate, either before the rivers crested, or, in the case of evacuations on Tuesday afternoon, afterward. Nick Robio was in the latter category -- he didn't evacuate until after the high waters forced him to do so. Rescue officers from the Wayne Police Department brought him and his dog…
Emergency Crews Rescue Residents From Flooded Homes Across Far North Queensland
Search and rescue efforts continued across Far North Queensland as flood levels began to recede on Tuesday, December 19. The Bureau of Meteorology said water levels across the Barron River catchment area would ease following significant flooding and that no further rainfall of significance was forecast. Video posted to X by Queensland Police shows officers transporting the elderly from their homes. Drone footage also shows the scale of the flood…
Emergency Crews Rescue Residents From Flooded Homes Across Far North Queensland
Search and rescue efforts continued across Far North Queensland as flood levels began to recede on Tuesday, December 19. The Bureau of Meteorology said water levels across the Barron River catchment area would ease following significant flooding and that no further rainfall of significance was forecast. Video posted to X by Queensland Police shows officers transporting the elderly from their homes. Drone footage also shows the scale of the flood…
Australian military mounts major airlift to evacuate flood-hit community
The first group of about 20 people were airlifted to safety Tuesday from a remote flood-ravaged community in northern Queensland amid a major rescue operation by the Australian military.
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