Australians brace for more storms – Australia’s flood alert warning orders evacuation to thousands and to brace for more storms.
Thousands of people across eastern Australia have been told to leave their homes as storms bear down on cities and towns still recovering from record deadly flooding just weeks ago.
Brace for more storms
Multiple evacuation orders were issued for the town of Lismore, which was devastated last month when record-high 14.3-meter (47 feet) floodwaters engulfed homes, swept away cars and stranded locals on the roofs of their homes.
Hundreds of people had to be dramatically rescued — many by neighbours who braved the floodwaters in private boats and even kayaks — because emergency services were overwhelmed by calls for help.
Seeking to avoid a repeat of this disaster, state emergency services said “additional people, vehicles, boats and helicopters” had been deployed ahead of forecast storms and “life-threatening” flash flooding on Tuesday.
Australia’s flood-Alerts two weeks of warnings
Lismore locals spent much of Monday preparing for intense rainfall — sandbagging properties and moving to higher ground, with flood levels expected to reach close to the town’s levee height by Tuesday afternoon.
A flood relief centre in the town set up by Australia’s national Indigenous newspaper The Koori Mail had to be evacuated.
February’s flooding claimed at least 21 lives across the states of Queensland and New South Wales and displaced thousands of people, many of whom are living in temporary accommodation in areas where heavy rains are expected this week.
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Something rather unusual … A snake and 2 mice – bracing the floods? or is that a packed lunch?
2 mice, a snake, and a frog enjoy each other’s company after a flood in Australia pic.twitter.com/m2GRZvekI7
— @Frog (@FrogOnIG) March 21, 2022
