I love how this is the stuff that makes the AP news from Australia. We don't need to report on the economic condition here, or any other major news stories. Let's just report stuff like "crocodile gets run over by a car!" Awesome. And Aussies wonder why the only thing the world associates with Australia is Paul Hogan. Ha!
Australian floods wash crocodiles into streets
SYDNEY (AFP) – Floods ravaging northern Australia have washed crocodiles onto the streets, where one was hit by a car, authorities said in a warning to residents Wednesday.
More than 60 percent of the vast northeastern state of Queensland has been declared a disaster area, and flooding after two recent cyclones has affected almost 3,000 homes, they said.
The army has been called in to help with rescue and recovery efforts, while three reports of large crocodiles washed up from flooded rivers have come in from homes in the Gulf of Carpentaria region.
"I'm not sure if it's the same crocodile moving around -- on the three sides of Normanton there's been a large croc seen right up close to the water's edge," said mayor Joyce Zahner.
"Hopefully he'll stay in the water and the kids will stay on the land," Zahner told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
A crocodile measuring 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) long was run over by a car on a street in the city of Townsville on Tuesday, wildlife rangers said. The croc lost a few teeth and suffered bruising but was receiving medical attention, they said.
Full story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090204/wl_asia_afp/australiaweatherflood/print
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