Military evacuates more than 100 Australians as flood looms

Sydney (AFP) Mar 21, 2024

More than 100 Australians were evacuated from a remote northern Australian town Thursday, as severe flooding from ex-tropical cyclone Megan was expected to hit. More than 100 residents of the small town of Borroloola were airlifted by the Australian Defence Force to Darwin, more than 970 kilometres (600 miles) away. The evacuation comes after 700 residents were left stranded as the cyc