Fitzroy River Flood

Not getting much media even here in WA so people elsewhere familiar with the Kimberley may be interested to hear that the bridge at Fitzroy Crossing is under water.

First time ever I'm told.

And the river is still rising after more than 500mm of rain this week at a few locations in the catchment.

All this is the result of ex-cyclone Ellie setting upcamp over the Kimberley for the last few days.

Not likely to be many tourists up there this time of year but Great Northern Highway is close between Derby and Halls Creek and advice is its likely to stay that way for some time causing a few problems for the locals.

Meanwhile over in SA I have a friend in Mannum and she's sitting on her verandah watching the water rise.

This idea of this under water blows my mind a bit.