My prayers and thoughts are with everyone in Townsville & North Queensland. ", What Annandale in Townsville looks like this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/RfQFi7cgE1. But crocodiles aren't the only hazards lurking in floodwaters. The army, police and emergency crews helped more than 1100 people evacuate their homes on Sunday night and efforts continued on Monday, with the aid of every available boat, helicopters and even tip trucks repurposed by resourceful council staff to carry people. Despite claimed sightings in populated south-east Queensland, including Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine coasts, none has been confirmed in the past decade. Even large crocodiles can be completely concealed in knee-deep water. Crocodiles may also be found outside of Croc Country. Emergency workers are using boats, choppers and tip-trucks to rescue residents from the flooded suburbs of coastal city in northeastern Queensland. ‘Croc country’ begins at the Boyne River near Gladstone and sweeps north across suitable crocodile habitat, including coastal estuaries and rivers, offshore islands and wetlands, sometimes hundreds of kilometres inland. "Before you start playing in floodwaters you should always remember the distinct possibility you could be wading in your neighbour's faeces," Queensland Police tweeted. The Townsville City Council estimates up to 2000 properties may have been affected by floodwaters, but there's no way to be sure just yet. Water releases began last week despite the flood risk to some low-lying properties. Up to 2000 properties in the state of Queensland may have been affected by flooding and residents are afraid of hungry crocodile coming inside their inundated homes. "My biggest concern is getting eaten," Roberts told AAP. Croc Country (what is considered typical crocodile habitat) begins at the Boyne River south of Gladstone, and extends northward, up the east coast and across Far North Queensland. But he and his wife Cass are staying put. Just because you can’t see a crocodile, it doesn’t mean there is not one close by. In Queensland saltwater crocodiles can be found from the tip at Cape York and as south as Gladstone which basically spans the entire Great Barrier Reef, so no natural waterway here can ever be regarded as 100% croc free. Report all crocodile si… Two officers spent half an hour clinging to trees after their patrol car was washed away in a "scary" incident while carrying out evacuations. Dangerous and unpredictable conditions with the potential for more flash flooding are expected to continue for at least the next 24 hours. There’s an ongoing crisis in North Queensland, some of my friends are trapped in Townsville where there’re having the worst floods in Townsville’s history. Crocodiles can stay underwater for more than an hour. If you see a crocodile in … Acting Chief Superintendent Steve Munro said officers had had to put their lives on the line to attend to calls for help. Australian man Andrew Roberts is more worried about being eaten by a crocodile in his Townsville home than chest-high water surging through the ground floor. Some people were door-knocked twice. I’m worried sick about them & rightly so. You can't say you weren't warned that something could happen," she said. What do you have to do to make people move? But she also expressed simmering frustration amid complaints from some residents that they were caught out by record water releases from the city's Ross River Dam. But while fear of crocodiles and losing everything to floods or looters is top of his mind right now, there's also anger building about the decision to open the gates at the swollen Ross River Dam. "We door-knocked for three days. Hill tried to reassure rattled residents, saying: "We will protect you as much as we can.". He creeps down stairs and scans the murky water for crocs before he leaps on a table to refuel the generator powering his flooded home. About 1000 people are holed up in six evacuation centres as they wait to see what lies ahead. "We've been looking at a worst case scenario for the last three days. An aerial view of the flooding in the Townsville suburb of Oonoonba on Monday. 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While Ein Hahn spotted another crocodile outside her dad's house. Freshwater crocodile spotted climbing a tree to escape Townsville's floodwaters. "It's very difficult for us to predict what's going to happen over the next 24 hours," Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill warned. Authorities are dealing with a fresh wave of calls from residents asking for help to leave their homes. Sodden Townsville, Australia on edge as dam floodgates open and residents flee homes, Sleepless night as deluge soaks 'disaster zone' Townsville, Queensland, Giant spider clings to branch as children airlifted from Queensland floods, Tourists would be lured to Queensland to shoot crocodiles under new plan, Australian politician calls for crocodile shooting safaris after Kiwi expat was taken. Helen Murdoch shared a photo of a freshwater crocodile climbing a tree to avoid rapidly flowing floodwaters was shared to a Facebook page for residents in Annandale, News.com.au reported. READ MORE: * Sodden Townsville, Australia on edge as dam floodgates open and residents flee homes * Sleepless night as deluge soaks 'disaster zone' Townsville, Queensland * Giant spider clings to branch as children airlifted from Queensland floods * Tourists would be lured to Queensland to shoot crocodiles under new plan * Australian politician calls for crocodile shooting safaris after Kiwi expat was taken, "It's a little bit scary because when it floods in Townsville, the crocs get into the water.". Up to 2000 properties in the state of Queensland may have been affected by flooding and residents are afraid of hungry crocodile coming inside their inundated homes. Water levels in the Ross River Dam were expected to peak at 11am on Monday (2pm NZT) and remain at that level until at least midnight. suburbs of coastal city in northeastern Queensland. 1.
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