Published: February 07, 2019
Evidence is growing that authorities failed to plan for the extreme nature of the record rainfall
The Queensland government has announced an inquiry into the historic flooding in Townsville, as evidence mounts that local authorities failed to anticipate the extreme nature of the recent record rainfall.
In the west of the state, graziers have been confronted with scenes described by one mayor as “hell”, as it became clear up to 300,000 cattle had died in the floods. The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the sight of the agonising deaths of so many cows made her “sick in the stomach”.
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