AAP General News (Australia)
12-29-2011
NT:Floodwaters wreak damage on NT transport
Top End residents are being warned of crocodiles in their waterways, after rivers burst
their banks, also wreaking damage to the Northern Territory's transport network.
In an emergency message from the Northern Territory government, residents are being
warned not to swim or wade in flood waters to avoid being confronted by the reptiles.
Heavy rain from ex-tropical Cyclone Grant have swollen the Cullen and Edith rivers
to dangerous levels, flooding the Stuart Highway and damaging its bridges north of Katherine.
Northern Territory Chief Minister PAUL HENDERSON has inspected the area from the air
and says the water has caused significant structural damage to the road and rail network.
However, he says he hopes the major thoroughfare, which links Darwin to Katherine,
will be reopened within the next 24 to 48 hours.
AAP RTV lcf/wz/els
KEYWORD: GRANT (DARWIN)
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