Heavy rainfall continues in Australia due to cyclone alphand. The bridges have been washed away due to heavy rains and strong winds. The trees have fallen and the roads are submerged. Till now a person’s death is reported. Along with this, electricity has been cut in most of the houses. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert. Due to the cyclone, heavy rains are receiving on the country’s east coast. A flood -like situation has arisen.
Heavy rains increased trouble
Officers have issued flood and serious weather warnings in the 400 km coastal area of ​​Queensland and New South Wales due to the cyclone. The Meteorological Department reported that Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, received up to 30 centimeters of rain in 24 hours. Australia is currently facing cyclone Alfred. Due to the cyclone, heavy rains are receiving on the country’s east coast. A flood -like situation has arisen. One person has died due to heavy rains. Apart from this, electricity has also been cut in the houses. Workers are constantly working to improve the situation.
Death due to bridge collapse
So far, a person’s death is reported in this cyclone. A bridge was washed away due to rainfed conditions in North New South Wales. At that time, a 61 -year -old man was sitting in his pickup truck on this bridge and died after the bridge fell. Police said that before the disappearance in the sharp stream, he tried to catch a tree in the river, but the stream was so fast that his grip weakened and he started flowing. The next day the body of the man was found. In another incident on Saturday, 13 soldiers were injured and rushed to the hospital when two military trucks deployed to clean the roads near the city of Lismore in the flood -affected North New South Wales and were rushed to the hospital.
Roads submerged
The deteriorating situation there is clearly visible in the pictures coming from the country. In the city with a population of 25 lakhs, some roads were submerged in flood waters, water was so high on the roads that more than half of the vehicles were submerged. Due to such a situation, people are facing many difficulties. Meanwhile, rescue operations are also ongoing. State premiere David Chrisfulli said emergency services saved 17 people from rapidly growing water overnight in Queensland. He said that due to rain, there has been a sudden flood situation in some parts of the southeast and the water level of the rivers is also increasing. Meanwhile, he has asked people to be vigilant. Meteorological Department forecast Jonathan Hoe said that all this happened due to cyclone Alfred. He told about the cyclone that it crossed the southeastern Queensland coast on Saturday, but it was very low while passing through the land. The important thing is that it is still drawing a lot of moisture.
Electricity of 2 lakh houses
People are facing a lot of difficulties due to heavy rains. Utility companies said that more than 210,000 houses and businesses in Queensland are still without electricity and 10,000 houses in New South Wales are without electricity. Trees and electric poles have fallen due to rain and their repair work is going on. New South Wales’s premiere Cris Minn’s said that the weather patterns are still unclear and there is a possibility of more rainfall in the next 24 hours.
