Police urge residents to flee flooded Australian town

Sydney (AFP) March 11, 2023

Police urged all residents of a remote Australian town to evacuate Saturday, warning that record-high floodwaters were expected to rise further over the weekend.

Helicopters and other aircraft have already flown out 53 of the most vulnerable residents of Burketown, home to about 200 people in northeastern Australia, the authorities said.

Murky water lapped at the sides of buildings and t
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