Floodwaters Transform Inland Town of Winton Into Island After Intense Rain

StoryfulNews 2018-03-07

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Intense rainfall transformed the drought-stricken central west Queensland town of Winton into an inland island on March 6, as captured by this drone footage.

Flood levels peaked at 3.7 metres after 232 millimetres of rain fell over the region in the previous week, far surpassing the historical average of 96.7 millimetres, ABC reported. Credit: Winton Shire via Storyful


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