Crocodiles a risk as Australian floodwaters recede
- Published: 3 Feb 2013 at 14.44
- Online news: Asia
Residents of the flood-hit Australian town of Rockhampton were Sunday warned against the risk of saltwater crocodiles, as the flooded Fitzroy River slowly receded.
An estuarine crocodile, better known as the saltwater or saltie, seen on the banks of the Adelaide river near Darwin, on September 2, 2008.
Torrential rains that trailed tropical cyclone Oswald flooded parts of the northeast state of Queensland, and as residents of Rockhampton waited for the waters to drain, authorities urged caution.
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