Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Drought, Floods and Crocodiles

And you think We got problems.


CANBERRA (Reuters) - Drought in Australia's main food growing region of the Murray-Darling river system continues, with water stores near record lows despite recent rains, the head of the government's oversight body for the system said on Wednesday.



SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians battling major floods in the tropical state of Queensland have been warned to be on the look out for crocodiles and snakes, after a series of sightings in flooded towns, officials said Wednesday.