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Archive for January 5th, 2023
Record flooding spreads in WA’s Kimberley
Helicopter evacuations continue from remote communities as Western Australia’s worst flooding on record spreads across the vast Kimberley region. January 5, 2023 Emergency evacuations continue as Western Australia’s worst flooding on record spreads across the vast Kimberley region. Helicopters plucked anxious residents from sodden Noonkanbah on Thursday as the Fitzroy River’s flood peak bore down on the […]
Indigenous teen’s mum to advise WA police
Mechelle Turvey will work with WA police after her son Cassius Turvey died after being allegedly bashed with a pole as he walked home from school in Perth. January 5, 2023 The mother of an Indigenous teenager who died after allegedly being bashed with a metal pole as he walked home from school in Perth […]
Record WA flooding cuts off town of Derby
About 3000 people in the town of Derby have been cut off by a once-in-a-century flooding event in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. January 5, 2023 Road access to the town of Derby has been cut as more than 50 Australian Defence Force personnel wing their way to Western Australia’s flood-ravaged Kimberley region. Heavy rain dumped […]
Record WA flooding likely to impact Broome
Broome and Derby are likely to be cut off by a once-in-a-century flooding in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, as inland evacuations continue. January 5, 2023 Residents in Broome and Derby have been warned their towns are likely to be cut off by flooding, as authorities continue to evacuate people from inland towns in Western Australia’s […]