Hundreds airlifted to safety by military helicopters as northwest Australia sees ‘once in a century’ floods

Reuters

Australia has dispatched military helicopters to airlift hundreds of people to safety after the country’s northwest was hit by “once-in-a-century” flooding.

The crisis in the sparsely populated state of Kimberley began last week in the wake of former tropical cyclone Ellie, which brought heavy rain to the region.