Big water, snakes and spiders. Hell for Australian firefighters

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Flood relief specialists from the Australian Fire and Rescue Service of the state of New South Wales (NSWFR) underwent a larger test than expected during rescue operations earlier this week, the ABC website wrote. In preparation for rescuing a family of six and their three cats, unwelcome guests boarded their lifeboat. The incident took place in Sancrox, north of Taree.

"Firefighters had to throw spiders, a few snakes and lots of insects out of the boat before four children and two parents could take them on board and take them to safety," NSWFR inspector Russell Turner told ABC, adding that the firefighters were ready for it. "For the rest of the rescue operation, firefighters did not avoid strict caution. It was an isolated hill, so many animals went there. "Raft lights attracted rats, lots of spiders and reptiles," Turner said.

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Rain has been flooding Australia's shores since Thursday, with parts of the east coast coming into crisis on Saturday, writes The Sydney Morning Herald. The National Meteorological Agency has published a weather warning in all landlocked countries in addition to one warning. Extensive damage is caused not only by rain, but also by strong winds.

According to Reuters, the threat of floods affects about 10 million people in a country with a population of 25 million. "The flood situation remains dynamic and extremely difficult," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters, adding that 35 municipalities in northern New South Wales had been cut off. According to Morrison, rescuers have rescued at least 750 people from flooded houses, cars and other places in recent days.

New South Wales (NSW) Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian has announced that authorities have evacuated almost 18,000 people from flood-affected areas. According to the rescue services, the number of evacuees can reach 54,000 in the coming days. However, local residents have shown on social networks that not only people but also thousands of animals are on the move.

Matt Lovenfosse regularly posts photos from his family's family farm in the Kinchela Creek area on Facebook, including the photo above. "All the brown ones you see in the photo are spiders trying to escape the floods," he wrote in the post.

Lovenfoss grew up on the farm and told CNN that he experienced similar floods in March 2001 and March 2013. In both cases, floods drove the spiders to the house that Lovenfoss's family lived on the farm. The house stands at the highest point in a wide area.

"It's still raining and the water level is still rising, the water is approaching our home. She could be inside in the morning, so there would be spiders all over the house. In addition, spiders are not the only animals seeking refuge from the water. The trees are full of snakes. If you sail on a boat, the snakes will come to it immediately, just like spiders, in an attempt to get dry, "Lovenfosse added.

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For much of New South Wales, authorities have issued warnings of harmful winds and heavy rain, which in combination can lead to flash floods. About 150 schools remained closed in NSW due to floods. There are many roads and bridges impassable in the area. Newcastle Airport, about 17 kilometers north of Sydney, has stopped operating due to a flooded runway.

"We haven't seen anything like it since the 1960s. In the parts of the state that have been hit harder, this is an event that repeats itself every century. In other areas, such as Hawkesbury, it is a 50-year event, "NSW Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian told a news conference. USA Today reports that up to 38 parts of the state have been declared natural disasters.

The Meteorological Office warns that sudden floods could endanger the lives of local people, given the amount of rain that has already fallen in the most affected areas. But there have been no reports of flood deaths since Monday, according to AccuWeather. According to the Australian Meteorological Office, several hundred millimeters of precipitation have fallen along the northern border of New South Wales over the past seven days.

Melanie Williams from Macksville posted a video on Facebook in which hundreds of spiders crawl around the garage door. "The floods brought so many spiders," she wrote. "As the water rose, the mailbox sank deeper and deeper below the surface. "I saw all those little black things and realized they were spiders," Williams said.

Blake Stone, operations manager at Port Macquarie Zoo, told The Sunday Morning Herald that he had "never seen so much water in 20 years." "In fact, it's no different from when we had fires here. In any area affected by these natural disasters, the wildlife there must find new places to survive, ”Stone said.

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According to the ABC website, it is appropriate to ask whether it has not been possible to do more to reduce the risk of floods in the area west of Sydney. According to Reuters, some parts of the area have suffered the worst floods since 1961, authorities said, expecting wild weather to last until Wednesday.

The Warragamba Dam, which provides drinking water for the people of Sydney, also spilled on Sunday. This in turn caused major flood problems in the suburbs of western Sydney, as the overflow dam raised the levels of the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers that surround the metropolis.

Due to the weather, covid-19 vaccine deliveries to Sydney will also slow, undermining the government's plan to vaccinate nearly six million people in the coming weeks. In addition to New South Wales, the south-east of Queensland, including Brisbane and the Gold Coast, also experienced flooding over the weekend.