Sturm Alfred: heroic rescue operations and new risk of flooding!

Sturm Alfred: heroic rescue operations and new risk of flooding!

Lismore, New South Wales, Australien - In Australia, the tropical storm "Alfred" keeps people in suspense. Queensland and New South Wales are particularly affected, where the weather continues to hold unpredictable. During the night, emergency services saved 17 people in Queensland who were in trouble. The head of government of the state, David Crisafulli, warns of possible further floods, while heavy rains could stop until Tuesday, such as Kleine Zeitung reported.

in New South Wales there were tragic incidents: a man drowned when his car was washed off by a bridge. A dramatic use of the army ended with 36 injured soldiers who had been injured in a truck accident during the rescue operation. The police used specialized rescue units near Lismore to supply the soldiers concerned and, partly by helicopter, to transport them to local hospitals. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the soldiers as "heroes" who worked on helping "Australians in Need", such as Yahoo Nachrichten. Despite the extreme weather conditions, the need for many evacuations were taken, while hundreds of thousands of households were temporarily without electricity.