“Dangerous and high-velocity flows will occur in the Ross River Sunday night into Monday. Unprecedented areas of flooding will occur in Townsville. Expect access routes to be cut,” the Queensland Bureau of Meteorology said in a statement.
More rain is now forecast, with about 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain scheduled to hit Townsville Monday and another 50 millimeters (2 inches) to 75 millimeters (3 inches) on Tuesday, according to CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis.
“You just can’t believe how much water has come down from the Ross River,” he said.
‘A one in 100-year event’
On Saturday, as the flooding rapidly worsened, police in parts of Queensland were going door-to-door to warn residents to leave their homes.
“There will also be damaging wind gusts and intense rainfall with significant flash flooding. So, once again, our message is, if you don’t need to be out on the roads, please don’t,” she added.
Hundreds of homes in Townsville have already been inundated, 7 News reported, and there are fears between 10,000 and 20,000 properties could be at risk from the coming bad weather.
Mundingburra resident Erin Hahn told the broadcaster she spotted a freshwater crocodile in front of her father’s house Sunday night.
“(It) was nearly a meter or two long (3.3 to 6.6 feet),” she said.
Source : Nbcnewyork