Thread: First cyclone for the season

Its been a ripper...

I had a few flights last week between Broome and Kununurra and it was just a solid wall of water. Kalumburu and Truscott got 500mm of rain.

Koolan and Cockatoo were all evac'ed but some of the boys at work were saying that all the vegitation on the islands been ripped off the trees.

Broome has been WET for the last few days.

I got a job to fly down to Wallal Downs, 80 mile and Sandfire for a TV crew today. 80 mile Caravan Park and Wallal have been hit pretty hard. heaps of trees snapped in half or ripped out of the ground. Sheds destroyed and even a semi trailer tipped on its side at Wallal.

Lots of flooding, most of the strips are under water, Its a real mess.

FESA where just landing at Wallal when I was down there, and it sounds like no one got hurt which is good.


Craig

That's a shame about 80 mile, I hope the van park and everyone there is OK. We stayed there in September and it's a fantastic spot with (then) beautiful shade trees.

all that water just going to flow back out into the ocean

Certainly will till they take Earnie Bridges ideas on side!!!!
Andrew