Search underway for two stranded people, 18 others rescued from flooded desert
A SEARCH is underway for two people stranded in the Tanami Desert after 18 others were rescued today due to flooding
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A search is underway for two stranded people on the Tanami Rd due to flooding.
The duo reportedly became stranded at 5.30pm yesterday.
They are the second of two groups to have become stranded in the area after heavy rains brought on by ex-Cyclone Esther drenched the region.
Workers from the nearby Tanami Mining Camp and remote police officers are on route to the pair.
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The other group consisting of 16 adults and two kids on a bus were stranded at the Lajamanu and Tanami Road intersection.
It is believed the bus had broken down and was towed to a roadside rest stop by another motorist, before localised flooding left the group stranded yesterday afternoon.
Ex #CycloneEsther is moving through central and southern parts of the #NT bringing widespread rain and much cooler temperatures. #AliceSprings is only forecast to reach 20C today, which will be much cooler than the average of 36.8C last month. Forecasts at https://t.co/CBzOWh0Pfu pic.twitter.com/uumjrFUbL2
— Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory (@BOM_NT) March 2, 2020
Motorists are asked to avoid area and defer any travel in the area as more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days.
Police urge anyone who is planning to travel across the NT to check for road closures and conditions prior to travel at www.roadreport.nt.gov.au
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