Floods in Australia as big as France – Diepresse.com
The Australian outback in the state of Queensland is currently confronted with excessively large water masses. The damage in cattle breeding is enormous.
In the outback of the Australian state of Queensland, water masses have flooded an area of the size of France in the outback of the Australian state of Queensland. According to the authorities on Tuesday, more than 100,000 farm animals have been drowned or washed away by the floods. « We assume that the numbers will continue to rise, » said Tony Perrett’s agricultural minister of the state.
After unusually heavy rains in the past week, rivers in the usually dry eastern state had stepped over the banks. The floods extended over an area of around 500,000 square kilometers. According to the agricultural advocacy agency AGForce, some farms could have lost almost their entire cattle stock.
Further rains on the march
Meanwhile, meteorologists warned of further rains. « We currently have several flood warnings in large parts of Queensland, » said meteorologist Dean Narramore. According to the Australian meteorology authority, some cities measured rainfall in the scope of the amount of precipitation, which is otherwise common in a whole year, last week. According to experts, the progressive global climate change leads to an increase in such extreme weather events. (APA/AFP)
