{"id":24,"date":"2025-05-22T23:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/84news.top\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/flood-victims-confront-damage-after-record-deluge-in-eastern-australia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T23:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:43:10","slug":"flood-victims-confront-damage-after-record-deluge-in-eastern-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudfclub.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/flood-victims-confront-damage-after-record-deluge-in-eastern-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The rising tides cut off tens of thousands of people, forcing some to clamber atop cars, houses and highway bridges before helicopters winched them away.<\/p>\n

Rescue crews have plucked more than 600 people to safety since the waters started rising earlier this week. <\/p>\n

State Emergency Service head Dallas Burnes warned that even as the floods recede, the stagnant, muddy lakes still poses a threat, including from snakes that may have slithered into homes. <\/p>\n

“Floodwaters have contaminants. There can be vermin, snakes. You need to assess those risks.<\/p>\n

“Electricity can also pose a danger as well.” <\/p>\n

He said recovery efforts were focused on “resupplying the isolated communities”.<\/p>\n

-‘Horrific’ circumstances –<\/p>\n

As he travelled into the disaster zone on Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the situation as “horrific”.<\/p>\n

“The Australian Defence Force will be made available. There’s going to be a big recovery effort required,” he told local radio. <\/p>\n

“There’s been massive damage to infrastructure and we’re going to have to all really pitch in.”<\/p>\n

The government has declared the floods a natural disaster, unlocking greater resources for affected areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taree (Australia) (AFP) \u2013 <\/span> Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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