Unusual floods were recorded last night (between Monday and Tuesday) in the state of Queensland in Australia, after a system of storms led to an unusual amount of rain in the region. Hundreds of residents needed to be rescued after climbing onto roofs to escape the flooding, and at the same time it was reported that thousands of homes remained without electricity.
According to estimates in Australia, since the beginning of the week, about 900 mm of rain has fallen in Queensland - of which more than 600 mm in the northeast of the country in 40 hours. Documents posted on social media showed crocodiles being seen swimming and being washed away in the water currents in the streets of the cities.
"It's just an incredible amount of rain, continuously. Residents say they've never seen anything like it," said Queensland Premier Steven Miles. "Queenslanders, I know you've had a rough night. But I want you to know that every available resource is being allocated to keeping you safe."
The representative of the local police, Katarina Korol, stated that the forces saved about 300 people in the last day, when 10 people were slightly injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment. Most of the damage was recorded in the city of Cairns, where major roads were blocked to traffic and the local airport was closed. Abnormal flooding was also reported in the aboriginal village of Vogel Vogel, when according to the police all 280 residents had to evacuate their homes.