'Unprecedented' Flooding Overtakes Australian City After Over Three Feet of Monsoonal Rain
At a Glance Monsoon rains have dropped nearly 40 inches of rain on Townsville in the past seven days.Floodgates on the stressed Ross River Dam are fully open, forcing evacuations in 20 suburbs.Hundreds of people have already had to be rescued from their homes.Two police officers have to cling to trees after their car was washed away.Crocodiles are being spotted in residential areas. Residents of monsoon-soaked Townsville awaited more rain Monday night, adding to the nearly 50 inches that has...