A major bridge damaged in a one-in-100-year flooding in Western Australia could take months or years to rebuild. 9News
said the Fitzroy Crossing Bridge has collapsed at one end and looked "almost like it was bombed".
"The wet season doesn't finish until April so there could be more floods and that could damage it further."Main Roads WA has suggested a temporary bridge while the replacement is being built. Authorities are discussing how to fix the major road, with the economic and logistical impact on the region likened to the "Sydney Harbour Bridge collapsing".Residents are currently living in evacuation centres and other accommodation in the towns of Fitzroy, Derby and Broome."They're all being accommodated it's not ideal," McGowan said.
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