INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
One individual died on Sunday in Australia&& 's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, advising countless individuals
to move to higher ground due to the fact that of torrential rains.Queensland authorities said significant flooding was underway in coastal
Hinchinbrook Shire, an area of about 11,000 people about 500 kilometers north of state capital, Brisbane
Several suburbs in the nearby city of Townsville were likewise impacted, authorities said.North Queensland has large zinc reserves in
addition to significant deposits of silver, lead, copper and iron ore
Townsville is a significant processing center for the area&& 's base metals
In 2019, serious floods in the location interfered with lead and zinc concentrate rail deliveries and damaged countless homes, Reuters
reported.&& Residents in low-lying locations need to collect their evacuation package and move to a safe place on greater ground
This circumstance may present a risk to life and residential or commercial property,& & local emergency situation management authorities
said on Sunday morning.The flooding was set off by heavy rain from a low-pressure system abundant in tropical moisture, Australia&& 's
weather forecaster said on its website, adding that 24-hour rainfall overalls were most likely as much as 30 centimeters.&& The capacity
for heavy, locally extreme rains and harmful winds may continue into early next week subject to the strength and position of the trough and
low,& & it said.Frequent flooding has hit Australia&& 's east over the last few years consisting of & once in a century& & floods that
swamped the neighboring Northern Territory in January 2023 during a multiyear La Nina weather event.The post 1 dead, thousands left as
Australia&& 's northeast battles floods first appeared on Ariana News.
