Rescue Efforts and Extreme Weather: Stories from Flood-Stricken Australia
Extraordinary footage captures the moment a group of locals in Far North Queensland, Australia, rescued a cow stranded by floodwaters following the worst flood in nearly 50 years caused by ex-tropical Cyclone Jasper. The region received 600mm of rain within 40 hours, with more expected. Major roads were cut off, Cairns Airport was inundated, and thousands were evacuated. The video shows six men working together in pouring rain to pull a cow over a fence onto a flooded highway, with the cow later relocated to higher ground. The rescue effort has been praised worldwide.