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| Train derailed, two swept from car in Australia floods | Train derailed, two swept from car in Australia floods |
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| A freight train has been derailed and two people were swept from their car in flooding that struck Australia's Northern Territory. | |
| Two crew members were hurt when the freight train was derailed from a bridge near Katherine, south of Darwin. | |
| A man and a woman were also swept from their car on a bridge in the same area, and found clinging to a tree by police. | A man and a woman were also swept from their car on a bridge in the same area, and found clinging to a tree by police. |
| Heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Grant, downgraded to a tropical low on Boxing Day, caused the floods. | |
| The driver and co-driver of the train were rescued and are being taken to a hospital in Katherine. | |
| The couple were trying to cross the bridge when their car stalled, according to media reports. | The couple were trying to cross the bridge when their car stalled, according to media reports. |
| They climbed onto the roof but were carried away by floodwater. | They climbed onto the roof but were carried away by floodwater. |
| Most of the Northern Territories have been spared the worst of the storm, which developed over the Christmas holiday weekend, media reports say. | Most of the Northern Territories have been spared the worst of the storm, which developed over the Christmas holiday weekend, media reports say. |
| But flooding is still a concern in several areas, meteorologists warn. | But flooding is still a concern in several areas, meteorologists warn. |