Authorities warned the Fitzroy River level was still rising early on Wednesday morning ahead of a possible peak of 15.7 metres.
Homes have been inundated by floodwater in Fitzroy Crossing - home to about 1200 people - and the Great Northern Highway is cut in both directions as some residents are airlifted 400km to Broome by helicopter. "We have not seen rain like this for at least a hundred years so it's kind of shocking to see the water as high as it is."
The rain is coming from ex-tropical cyclone Ellie, which has dumped between 200mm and 600mm since Saturday and is predicted to deliver further widespread heavy falls into the week. The airport runway at Broome was closed due to the water levels after the town was hit with more than 120mm of rain between Tuesday morning and early Wednesday.
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