SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday (Jan 7) his government was ready to provide whatever support was needed to residents of Western Australia state as record-breaking floods isolated far-flung communities there. The crisis in the Kimberley – an area almost three times the size of the UK – was sparked this week by severe weather system...
The crisis in the Kimberley was sparked this week by severe weather system Ellie, a former tropical cyclone that brought heavy rain to the vast region.SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday his government was ready to provide whatever support was needed to residents of Western Australia state as record-breaking floods isolated far-flung communities there.
Among the worst-hit locations was Fitzroy Crossing, a town of around 1,300 people where supplies were being airlifted in due to the flooding, which authorities have said is the state's worst on record. "These floods are having a devastating impact, many of these communities...are communities that do it tough, and the resources simply aren't there on the ground," Mr Albanese told reporters in the city of Geelong, in Victoria state.Western Australia emergency authorities said Australian Defence Force aircraft were being used to assist flood-hit communities, and Chinook helicopters were en-route to help relocated impacted residents.
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