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| Australia floods: Teenager bitten by crocodile as army sent to help remote areas | Australia floods: Teenager bitten by crocodile as army sent to help remote areas |
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| Flooding brings added risk as crocodiles are displaced | Flooding brings added risk as crocodiles are displaced |
| Flooding brings added risk as crocodiles are displaced | Flooding brings added risk as crocodiles are displaced |
| A teenager has been bitten by a crocodile in a remote community hit by floods in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). | A teenager has been bitten by a crocodile in a remote community hit by floods in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). |
| Authorities said the 17-year-old boy sustained a "minor laceration to his leg" and was treated at a local clinic. | Authorities said the 17-year-old boy sustained a "minor laceration to his leg" and was treated at a local clinic. |
| Local government minister Chansey Paech told ABC News people should remain "croc wise", with crocodiles displaced from flooded rivers after heavy rain. | Local government minister Chansey Paech told ABC News people should remain "croc wise", with crocodiles displaced from flooded rivers after heavy rain. |
| The Australian Defence Force is in the region helping to evacuate people. | The Australian Defence Force is in the region helping to evacuate people. |
| Mr Paech said some 700 people, including 35 with medical needs, had been flown out of Kalkarindji, about 770km (478 miles) south of Darwin, after the Victoria River burst its banks. | Mr Paech said some 700 people, including 35 with medical needs, had been flown out of Kalkarindji, about 770km (478 miles) south of Darwin, after the Victoria River burst its banks. |
| "Defence Australia has given us three big planes - two C130s and one C27 - and they're working to fly evacuees to Katherine," he tweeted, referring to a town in the NT. | "Defence Australia has given us three big planes - two C130s and one C27 - and they're working to fly evacuees to Katherine," he tweeted, referring to a town in the NT. |
| A spokeswoman for Mr Paech said major floods brought added risks from crocodiles. | A spokeswoman for Mr Paech said major floods brought added risks from crocodiles. |
| "When the river bursts its banks, they're everywhere", she told the BBC. | "When the river bursts its banks, they're everywhere", she told the BBC. |
| Evacuated people will be housed at a former Covid quarantine facility, Howard Springs, and children will be able to attend local schools, officials said. | Evacuated people will be housed at a former Covid quarantine facility, Howard Springs, and children will be able to attend local schools, officials said. |
| The territory declared an emergency for four remote areas this week as the upper Victoria River reached major flood levels. | The territory declared an emergency for four remote areas this week as the upper Victoria River reached major flood levels. |
| Emergency Controller Daniel Bacon said roads to a number of remote communities remained cut off and urged people to stay away. | Emergency Controller Daniel Bacon said roads to a number of remote communities remained cut off and urged people to stay away. |
| "We continue to remind everyone that if it's flooded; forget it." | "We continue to remind everyone that if it's flooded; forget it." |
| The Bureau of Meteorology said the Victoria River had reached a height of 14m at Kalkarindji, but was now falling. | The Bureau of Meteorology said the Victoria River had reached a height of 14m at Kalkarindji, but was now falling. |
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