At least Nine people, including a girl, died due to the storm that hit the east coast. Australia From Christmas Eve until this Tuesday, they too broke up several missing persons.
“The nine-year-old little girl got lost behind some properties, our emergency water rescue teams rushed to the scene and a short time later we found the girl dead near where she fell into the water,” the deputy commissioner said. Queensland Emergency Services, ABC reports.
Moreover, Thousands of people are still without electricityThe storms knocked out more than a thousand power lines in the region. The Energex company stated that it would take days for the network to be “fully back online.”
“There was a lot of damage to the high voltage grid and we saw 30 meter high concrete poles snap in half. We’ve never seen this before so it will take some time to achieve this,” spokesman Justin Coomber said, adding that “having the high voltage grid back up and running is adequate and feasible.” .