Dozens of cars lined up this morning for the reopening of a major West Australian highway, after record flooding in the Kimberley left people stranded and a regional town only accessible by air.
The Great Northern Highway connects the towns of Broome and Derby in WA's north west, but heavy rainfall due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie caused extensive damage to the critical transport route in January.
A 10-kilometre section of the road close to Willare suffered some of the worst damage with 3km completely washed away, leaving Derby inaccessible by road over the recent week.
