Northern Territory communities evacuate as unprecedented flooding triggers boil water alerts and crocodile warnings. Major highways closed, schools shut amid worst floods in decades.
Flooding in the Northern Territory has peaked with the Katherine River reaching its highest level since 1998, prompting evacuations and warnings about crocodile-infested waters. Hundreds are displaced as heavy rains continue.
Hundreds of residents are being airlifted from remote communities in the Northern Territory as major flooding affects Katherine and Daly rivers, while Queensland remains on high alert with widespread flood warnings in effect.