Catastrophic Queensland floods killed 600,000 cattle and devastated native species
- Written by Gabriel Crowley, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
In February, about 600,000 cattle were killed by catastrophic flooding across north Queensland’s Carpentaria Gulf plains.
The flood waters rose suddenly, forming a wall of water up to 70km wide. Record depths were reached along 500km of the Flinders River, submerging 25,000 square kilometres of country. Cattle were stranded. Many drowned....
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