Monsoonal weather systems have flooded parts of central Australia, shutting down vital roads and rail lines and cutting off remote communities.
Monsoonal weather systems swept in across central Australia this past week, bringing massive rainfalls and floods in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Vital roads and rail lines were cut off, with trucks forced to take a 3,000km detour from Adelaide distribution centres to get supplies up to the NT.
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