Unprecedented amount of water moving down Fitzroy River in Kimberley – as it happened

Record flooding in Western Australian region forces evacuations. This blog is now closed

• Flood-hit Fitzroy Crossing residents worried about food supplies as troops deployed to Kimberley
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People battling floods in South Australia and now the Kimberley in Western Australia will be among those glad to see a shift back to more typical rainfall patterns.

As it happens, that sort of shift in climate influences looks to be under way, particularly as the La Nina in the Pacific continues to weaken.