Defence personnel have been called in to help evacuate people isolated during once-in-a-century flooding hitting a remote town in the Kimberley region. 7NEWS
Homes have been inundated in Fitzroy Crossing - home to about 1200 people - and the Great Northern Hwy is cut off in both directions as some residents are airlifted 400km to Broome by helicopter.Watch the latest news and stream for free onWeather conditions are making it difficult for aircraft to operate and emergency services have warned evacuations could take time.
The Fitzroy River level was still rising on Wednesday morning before a possible peak of 15.7m, smashing previous records for Fitzroy Crossing. “We have not seen rain like this for at least a hundred years so it’s kind of shocking to see the water as high as it is.”
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