Overview
- Authorities report the river at 13.52 metres on Saturday, with a peak near 14 metres expected late Sunday and high levels likely to persist into Monday and Tuesday.
- Nearly 300 residents are sheltering at Darwin’s Foskey Pavilion after this week’s evacuation, with only a handful of locals staying to assist in the community.
- Officials say moderate damage has already occurred to some homes and modeling indicates partial inundation across the town rather than uniform flooding.
- Access is constrained after the road to the police station was cut, with police relying on four-wheel drives and a boat, and returns contingent on post-flood safety assessments.
- Animal welfare officers and police are supplying food, water and higher ground for pets left behind, while teams prepare to check roads, water, electricity and sewerage once levels fall.