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Summary Authorities in Western Australia said on Saturday that a river swollen to its peak has flooded a town, cutting access to roads and bridges.
Low lying areas around Gascoyne river including banana plantations have been inundated by the flood waters, local media reports said.Recent low pressure weather systems including tropical cyclone Carlos and cylone Diane dumped significant amounts of rain on the region, causing the river to peak at seven meters earlier in the day.The town suffered from its worse flooding in December 2010 which caused extensive damage to crops.The small town of Carnarvon lies almost 1,000-kilometers north of Perth with a population of some 5,000.Australias east coast experienced worse ever floods to hit the country this summer. An extremely strong La Nina event is responsible for unusually wet season, scientists say.
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