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A woman dies and thousands called to move to higher land when “record precipitation” got to Queensland | World news

A woman dies and thousands called to move to higher land when “record precipitation” got to Queensland | World news

The woman died, and thousands of people called to move to the Higher Earth because of the large flooding in northern Australia.

Swing rains have scored Queensland over the last three days – when residents have warned that floods could “be a threat to life and property.”

According to reports in Australia, there are also about 10,000 houses without power, according to reports in Australia.

Flooding in Queensland was heavy rain from the low -pressure system, rich in tropical moisture, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

More than 47 inches of rain have been dumped to the city of Ingem and the city of Townswill in the last three days, nine news reported.

Matt Colpi, from the Meteorology Bureau, said the Australian media that there were “record precipitation” in many places, not specifying where.

Emergency warnings were published for several areas in Townsville and around it, while the Bureau of Meteorology stated that major flood warnings were around Monday morning around several rivers off Queensland coast.

It happened after the woman died in Ingham on Sunday after the State Emergency Boat, in which she was traveling, the Australian media reported.

Emergency rescuers made 11 water rescuers during the night, and hundreds of people were taken to evacuation centers.

Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service
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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service

Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service
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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service

On Sunday, regional emergency management bodies were told people in low -level affected areas to “gather their evacuation kit and move to a safe place in a higher place.”

Hinchinbrook Shir, a coastal area of ​​about 11,000 people in the north of the state, is one of the areas that are undergoing large floods, said the Queensland authorities.

Meanwhile, the residents were warned that they are wary of crocodiles that could be hidden in the waters.

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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service
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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service

Mr. Krisafully said ABC News in Australia on Monday that the state faced the rainfall of “Monasic proportions”.

He added: “We are talking about communities that received a meter of water in a two -day window.

“It is quite frankly incredible … Some of the images we see on the grounds of bridges torn into two, businesses flooded … There will be damage to agriculture.”

Mr. Collopi said: “This is a significant and protracted weather that we see with record precipitation in many places. This rainfall will be facilitated over the next 24 hours, and when you are moving on Tuesday, Wednesday that relieves the trend.

“But there are plenty of water in these catchments. There is already incredible amount of water on Earth. There is more significant rain, so it will take days to get this water from these systems.”

Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service
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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service

Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service
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Flood in Townsville, Australia. PIC: Queensland/AP Ambulance Service


Northern Queensland lives large zinc reserves, as well as the main deposits of silver, lead, copper and iron ore, and Townswill is the main center of processing of basic metals of the region.

In 2019, heavy floods in the area violated lead and zinc rail transportation and damaged thousands of real estate.

In recent years, frequent floods have been east of Australia, including floods “once a century”, which in January 2023 trampled the neighboring northern territory of Queensland during the long-term weather event.