A tropical low has swept across central and eastern parts of Australia over the last few days, dumping huge amounts of rain. AccuWeather say that the tropical low has since dissipated, but tropical moisture remains across the eastern areas, bringing with it more heavy rainfall.
South Australia and Northern Territory
From Friday 09 January 2015, parts of the far north of the state of South Australia saw flooding in areas that hadn’t seen rain in some time.
Incredible pictures of the big wet in Far north on @7NewsAdelaide. Bureau says it's our biggest rain event in 40 yrs. pic.twitter.com/bapccsevQZ
— Jessica Adamson (@JessAdamson7) January 9, 2015
ABC News in Australia reports that the flood hit areas will see several roads and tracks closed for weeks.
The Birdsville, Oodnadatta and Strzelecki tracks are among roads that have now been closed since parts of the Flinders Ranges and outback recorded rainfall of between 100 and 200 millimetres since Friday.
The townships of Marree, William Creek and Oodnadatta have been cut off as a result of the floods.
Just across the state border in Northern Territoriy, a man drowned in the flooded Todd River in Alice Springs.
Sitrling Station north of Alice Springs has had 150mm of rain in five days http://t.co/csJc9Yr63Y via @NTCountryHour pic.twitter.com/448bWeh3uG
— Steven Schubert (@senorschubert) January 8, 2015
Health authorities are warning of the increased threat of mosquito-borne viruses as the flood water starts to recede.
Victoria
The regional Victorian city of Bendigo suffered some of the heaviest rainfall on Friday 09 January. Flooding was reported across the city.
#VicFloods: Nolan St in Bendigo looking from Bridge St tram stop to flooded area pic.twitter.com/FFRvdhogjN
— ABC Emergency (@ABCemergency) January 9, 2015
Queensland
According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), in a 24 hour period over 11 to 12 January, 213 mm (8.3 inches) of rain fell in parts of Gold Coast, Queensland. Floods in parts of the city left the tram service suspended.
Torrential downpour causes #flashflooding on #northernGoldCoast #GoldCoast #Heavyrain… http://t.co/JH3rKzRpWh pic.twitter.com/Lu7OzuOuN7
— Trending Disasters (@Disastrolizer) January 12, 2015
