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Australia floods: State in grip of ‘devastating’ flood emergency, PM says




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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday said his government was ready to provide any assistance needed to residents of the state of Western Australia as record flooding has isolated remote communities there.

The crisis in Kimberley – an area nearly three times the size of the UK – was caused this week by the severe weather system Ellie, a tropical storm that previously brought heavy rain to a wide area. big.

Among the worst-hit locations is Fitzroy Crossing, a town of about 1,300 people where supplies are being airlifted due to flooding, which authorities say is the worst. in the history of the state.

Supplies are being airlifted to Fitzroy Crossing, a town of about 1,300 people among the worst affected.

Albanese said his Labor government was “working constructively” with the Western Australian government on the crisis in sparsely populated areas, including the resort town of Broome.

Albanese told reporters in Geelong, Victoria: “These floods are having a devastating impact, many of these communities… are hard-working communities and simply have no resources. On the ground”. “My government stands ready to provide any assistance requested.”

Western Australia’s emergency services said Australian Defense Force aircraft were being used to assist flood-hit communities and Chinook helicopters were on their way to help displaced people. .

The nation’s weather agency said severe weather was no longer in the state but “the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will be issued if necessary.”

The state of emergency in the extreme northwest of the country follows frequent flooding in eastern Australia over the past two years caused by the multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon, which is often accompanied by increased rainfall. Some areas have suffered four major flood crises since last year.

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