Many communities isolated in ‘record-breaking’ Western Australia

Australia’s weather forecaster said on Sunday that record-breaking floods in the country’s northwest had now left many communities isolated, as the days-long crisis continued.
The emergency in the Kimberley – an area in Western Australia state about the size of California – was sparked this week by severe weather system Ellie, a former tropical cyclone that brought heavy rain.
The town of Fitzroy Crossing, a community of around 1,300 people, has been among the worst hit, with supplies having to be airlifted in due to flooded roads.
The Bureau of Meteorology said on Sunday that rain had eased as the ex-cyclone shifted eastwards to the Northern Territory, but warned that “record breaking major flooding” continued in the Kimberley.