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Heavy snow blankets parts of Australia
Several towns in eastern Australia received their thickest layer of snow in decades over the weekend, with authorities reporting floods, stranded vehicles and power cuts to thousands of homes. In the New South Wales town of Guyra, locals and visitors made the most of the winter wonderland, having snowball fights and building snowmen.
CTV News
14 hours ago
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Australian towns blanketed with rare snow in wild weather
Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend, causing floods, stranding vehicles and cutting power to thousands of homes, authorities said. A cold air front dropped as much as 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow on parts of northern New South Wales on Saturday, the most since the mid-1980s, said Miriam Bradbury, a meteorologist at Australia's weather bureau. Snow also settled in areas of the neighboring state of Queensland for the first time in 10 years, she said. Bradbury said climate change has made Australia's weather more volatile in recent years but that this sort of event had occurred several times in the historical record. 'What makes this event unusual is how much snow we had but also how widespread, covering quite a large part of the northern tablelands,' she said. With heavy rain lashing other areas, the New South Wales State Emergency Service said it had responded to more than 1,455 incidents. It said more than 100 vehicles had been stranded by snow, storms had damaged buildings and it had issued several major flood warnings. Tens of thousands of homes spent the night without power, state broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corp reported. Police in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said a car had become stuck in floodwater on Saturday evening and a female passenger in her 20s was swept away. The search was continuing on Sunday, they said. (Reporting by Peter Hobson in Canberra; Editing by William Mallard)
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Debris removed from sluice gate in Stratford
A sluice gate that had been stuck in the open position since a storm is once again working. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority said the sluice gate at RT Orr Dam in Stratford, Ont. was opened to release water and prevent flooding during a storm on July 24. However, something became lodged under the sluice gate, preventing it from closing again. On Thursday, the conservation authority announced the debris that had been causing the issue was safely cleared and the sluice gate was able to close. Now that the mechanical issue has been solved, Lake Victoria, which had been slowly draining while the sluice gate remained open, is refilling. 'How quickly the reservoir fills, and normal recreational activities can resume, will depend on rainfall,' a news release from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority said. It is welcome news for many of the business owners who rely on the lake for their livelihoods and for the locals and tourists who enjoy the natural beauty of the water. For now, the conservation authority will be keeping a close eye on the water levels in the area, including along the Avon River. 'Water levels may be lowered in the channel between the dam and John Street to maintain flows downstream. It is also possible that Lake Victoria may go down slightly as discharge from the dam is fine-tuned but it is not expected to fall significantly,' they said. People in the area are also asked to keep an eye out for turtles that may be on the move due to the changing water levels.
