Repair efforts are underway in order to fix properties and badly damaged roads

The carnage caused by Western Australia’s flood disaster has been laid bare in new photos.

The Governor-General has visited Western Australia’s north as the massive clean-up effort continues following record flooding across the Kimberley.

David Hurley was in the region on Monday where he saw first-hand the aftermath of the devastation brought about by ex-tropical cyclone Ellie early in January.

WA’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services showed the Governor-General the extensive repair efforts which are underway in order to fix inundated properties and badly damaged roads, such as the Great Northern Highway.

But in an update on Tuesday, DFES said flooding in the region still poses a threat to clean-up efforts.

“Seasonal activity across the region has brought some rain, which has seen a subsequent rise in river levels,” said Incident Controller Glenn Hall.

Emergency work on the Great Northern Highway through the west Kimberley is almost completed.

“We can expect the river level at Noonkanbah to reach minor [flood] levels,” said Mr Hall. “We’re monitoring this, and I don’t anticipate any issues.

“Since the beginning of the incident, we’ve moved nearly half-a-million kilos [of food] just by air into Derby.

“We’re delivering between 40 to 80 pallets a day of essential goods and food. We’ll make sure those supplies keep coming as long as there are access issues with the road.”

These are being managed by Main Roads WA, with a 10km stretch of the Great Northern Highway almost restored.

Work has been slow going amid difficulty getting heavy machinery into inundated areas.

In an update from Transport Minister Rita Saffioti, work on the final section of that stretch began on Friday.

Ms Saffioti said barge infrastructure has started arriving in Fitzroy Crossing, where the bridge over the Fitzroy River was badly damaged.

“These first barges will be capable of taking light vehicles and groups of people, but once operational, we will look at scaling up capacity,” said Ms Saffioti.

A 10km stretch of the Great Northern Highway was badly damaged by flooding in early January.

“Surveyors are now working on a concept design for the low-level river crossing, with procurement fast-tracked for construction of the new Fitzroy Crossing Bridge.”

Meanwhile, the flooding has also affected the Bureau of Meteorology’s ability to measure river levels.

High-accuracy river forecast gauges will need to be repaired; in the meantime, the Bureau will continue to issue flood watches and warnings for the Fitzroy River catchment, using the best available data, but specific river level forecasts may not be possible.