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Residents of the town of Townsville, in extreme northeastern Australia, hit by severe flooding, reported crocodiles roaming the streets of the city, local media reports .
Emergency services saw a three-meter crocodile on a city road on Sunday night (3), while resident Erin Hahn posted a photo on the social networks of one of them. these reptiles in front of his father's house, according to the news site "news.com.au".
In addition, Helen Murdoch shared the photo of a crocodile climbing a tree to avoid being washed away by the floods, which were declared catastrophic this weekend by the Australian Board. of Insurers.
In Townsville, 50 homes were flooded Sunday after the Ross River Dam gates opened, releasing approximately 2,000 cubic meters of water per second.
The authorities estimate that in the worst case, about 20 000 properties may have been flooded. affected by the floods in Townsville, the largest city in the tourist region of the Sunshine Coast, which belongs to the state of Queensland.
Queensland's head of government, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the authorities were badessing the damage, adding that "there will be a big clean up in the next 48 hours".
As a result of the floods, more than a thousand people had to be evacuated to urban shelters, while emergency services have helped about 200 people since last night, according to Palaszczuk.
The floods were triggered by the heaviest rains recorded for decades in Townsville, where more than one meter of water fell in seven days, an amount that falls on average for a full year.
The weather service predicts that heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the coming days.
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