Jasper causa fuertes inundaciones en el noreste de Australia

jasper causa fuertes inundaciones en el noreste de australia

Las lluvias torrenciales han golpeado con fuerza a las localidades comprendidas entre Wujal Wujal y Port Douglas.

El Gobierno de Australia ordenó este lunes (18.12.2023) el despliegue de hasta 150 personas para ayudar en las tareas de emergencia y evacuaciones en varias localidades que se han quedado aisladas en el extremo nororiental, a raíz de las inundaciones tras el paso del ciclón Jasper.

El Gobierno enviará helicópteros de emergencia para “evacuar a los residentes aislados”, informó el ministro australiano de Gestión de Emergencias, Murray Watt, en un mensaje en X (antiguamente Twitter).

Las lluvias torrenciales -que caen desde hace cinco días y se intensificaron la víspera- han golpeado con fuerza a las localidades comprendidas entre la comunidad indígena de Wujal Wujal y la ciudad de Port Douglas, situadas al norte de la ciudad de Cairns, que es uno de los puntos principales de acceso a la Gran Barrera de Arrecifes.

Las imágenes publicadas por diversos medios australianos muestran cómo las calles de las localidades afectadas por esta catástrofe meteorológica se han convertido en ríos de agua lodosa con árboles derribados, gente atrapada en los techos, y puentes destrozados por las riadas.

Por ahora, se han rescatado al menos a unas 300 personas en lo que fue una “noche extraordinariamente difícil”, dijo la comisaria de la Policía del estado nororiental de Queensland, Katarina Carroll, a periodistas en la ciudad de Brisbane, al recordar que no había visto una catástrofe similar desde 1977.

Las autoridades de Queensland esperan trasladar a la ciudad de Cooktown a unas 270 personas de la remota comunidad de Wujal Wujal, donde -al igual que en la localidad de Ingham- se ha reportado avistamientos de cocodrilos cerca de las zonas residenciales en una jornada en la que se espera que continúen las intensas lluvias.

ama (efe, ap, reuters)

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