Defence personnel have been called in to help evacuate people isolated during once-in-a-century flooding hitting a remote town in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Homes have been inundated in Fitzroy Crossing—home to about 1,200 people—and the Great Northern Highway is cut in both directions as some residents are airlifted 400 kilometres to Broome by helicopter.
Weather conditions are making it difficult for aircraft to operate, and emergency services have warned evacuations could take time.
“DFES is bringing in more aircraft to bolster our evacuation and resupply efforts as some communities may be isolated for at least a week,” the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said in a statement….