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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated

Flooding in Katherine, NT, on Saturday afternoon.
Flooding in Katherine, NT, on Saturday afternoon. The Katherine River levels peaked at 19.2 metres, the highest since floods in 1998 which claimed three lives. Photograph: Bec Beaumont

Flood-affected residents in the Northern Territory have been warned not to swim in crocodile-filled waters, as tropical lows continue to bring major flood warnings and heavy rains to the Top End and Queensland.

Hundreds of people were evacuated over the weekend, with the entire town of Nauiyu/Daly River in the NT evacuated as of Sunday afternoon, the NT chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, said.

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