Heavy rain brings flash-flooding across Newman, Telfer and other towns in WA's Pilbara
1 year, 1 month ago

Heavy rain brings flash-flooding across Newman, Telfer and other towns in WA's Pilbara

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Heavy rain from a slow-moving tropical low has flooded parts of WA's Pilbara, leaving remote communities isolated and major roads cut. Key points: A tropical low system has moved over eastern parts of the Pilbara, causing heavy rainfall Rivers and pools have broken their banks leading to flooding and road closures Some remote communities have become isolated due to damage to roads By 10:30am on Wednesday, Newman had received more than 132 millimetres of rain from the system, with the first rain falling about 6:30pm on Tuesday evening. Newman resident and avid weather photographer Kevin Mitchell said the rain had been relentless since Tuesday evening. Hopefully, we'll get a lot more … it's still raining now… hopefully we'll get another 20–30mm of rain," Mr Gibson said.

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