Around 20 remote community residents are still sleeping on a basketball court days after being evacuated from their homes due to flooding in the Northern Territory, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicts more rain to come for the region.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie dumped almost 250mm of rain on Timber Creek, near the Western Australian border, on Friday and Saturday in what emergency services described as a "one in a 50-year rain event".