Residents Attempt Muddy Flood Cleanup During Break in Rain

Storyful
6 年前

Residents in Townsville took advantage of a pause in rainfall to begin the cleanup operation after the region was hit by floods.

In this video, filmed by Townsville woman Kiara Lamont and shared to Instagram on February 5, Lamont surveys the damage done to her home.

On February 6, the Bureau of Meteorology "warned of “heavy falls”":https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1092928433565384704 after a week of wet conditions. Townsville council was forced to fully open the Ross Dam floodgates on February 4 as the reservoir exceeded capacity on Sunday, hitting about 250 percent. Credit: Kiara Lamont via Storyful