Authorities have warned Townsville residents not to swim in flood waters, in which crocodiles and snakes have been spotted among the Townsville suburbs. While floodwater receded in Townsville on Tuesday, overnight monsoonal rain created flash-flooding in communities to the north where authorities have warned residents to move to higher ground. I think the kids are amazingly resilient.”Morrison declined to say whether the torrential rain, which has been described as a one-in-100-year event, was a demonstration of climate change. Authorities were grateful that the overnight rain missed the swollen catchment of the city’s Ross River Dam, which had to release an unprecedented amount of water this week. An estimated 500 homes and business in the city of 230,000 people were flooded.

Source: National Post February 05, 2019 02:15 UTC