Source: kron4.com --- Thursday, March 30, 2017
(CNN)Some Queenslanders didn’t take police warnings to stay out of flood waters very seriously — until a bull shark washed up in the street. Northeastern Australia is still dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie, which swept across the Queensland coast on Tuesday, causing widespread damage with winds up to 185 kph (114 mph). It has since been downgraded to a low-pressure system but is still moving slowly down the eastern coast, dumping hundreds of millimeters of rains. No deaths have been recorded so far, but areas of southeast Queensland have been hit with extensive flooding. Australian emergency services have repeatedly warned people to stay out of the flood waters, after photos and videos emerged of locals playing in flooded streets, and even doing some surfing. But the discovery of a huge dead bull shark in floodwaters near Ayr, just south of Townsville, is likely to give some residents pause. The photo was taken by emergency service crews checking on flooded roads in the area. Queensland Fire & Emergency were among those to tweet out the discovery, saying, “Think it’s safe to go back in the water? Think again!” Think it’s safe to go back in the water? Think again! A bull shark washed up in Ayr. Stay out of floodwater. #TCDebbie #ifitsfloodedforgetit http://pic.twitter.com/DpP29Va1JG — Qld Fire & Emergency (@QldFES) March 30, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Cyclone Debbie slammed into the Far North Queensland coast as a ...
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