While fleeing flooding in Australia’s Northern Territory, a teenager was bitten by a crocodile (NT).
A local told ABC radio that the 17-year-old boy was bitten “in the back of the leg” while he was leaving a secluded settlement.
According to the BBC, he was brought to a nearby facility for treatment.
To assist isolated areas affected by floods as a result of heavy rain, the Australian Defense Force has been contacted.
Over 700 people, including 35 with medical requirements, were evacuated out of Kalkarindji, located about 770 kilometers (478 miles) south of Darwin, after the Victoria River burst its banks, according to NT government minister Chansey Paech.
He tweeted about the effort to transfer evacuees to Katherine, a town in the Northern Territory. “Defence Australia has given us three big planes – two C130s and one C27 – and they’re working to fly evacuees to Katherine,” he said.
Major floods, according to a spokesman for Mr. Paech, increase risk by displacing people as well as crocodiles.
She told the BBC that they were “everywhere” when the river breached its banks.
According to officials, those who were evacuated will reside in Howard Springs, a former Covid quarantine facility, and kids will be able to attend nearby schools.
