Catastrofi · Central Australia floodsSanta Teresa floodwaters: Drones and divers search for missing 60-year-oldScritto 29 ottobre 2026 alle ore 11:42 UTCGuardaTrascrizione0:07Two people climbed onto a stranded vehicle's roof to escape floodwater.0:10A sixty-year-old man is now missing, and police believe the water swept him from0:14that roof.0:15The woman traveling with him reached Santa Teresa and raised the alarm.0:18Searchers still have to find out where he is.0:20Police are searching near Phillips and Borough Road, close to Santa Teresa, also0:24known as El Tanti Aporte.0:26The remote Aboriginal community lies about eighty kilometers south of Alice Springs.0:30Officers from both communities are supporting the search.0:33The vehicle became stuck in a creek while the man and woman were traveling together.0:36Police say both sought refuge on its roof.0:39They say the man was then swept away and hasn't been seen since.0:42Police put his disappearance at about seven in the evening on October twenty-eight.0:46The woman walked back to Santa Teresa.0:48Emergency services received the missing person report at about six fifty the0:51following morning, October twenty nine.0:53Police divers and drones are joining the search.0:56The search and rescue section has been deployed alongside station officers, bringing1:00specialist resources into the operation.1:02Police say they're concerned for the man's welfare.1:04Heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and hail had prompted severe weather warnings across1:08Central Australia in the preceding days.1:10Around Santa Teresa, residents were already dealing with damaged road access before1:14the man disappeared.1:15Ellie Kamara puts rainfall near the community at about forty-five point five1:19millimeters since Sunday, October twenty-five.1:21That's a community estimate.1:23She says the rain has severely damaged the road to Santa Teresa, and described the1:26amount by saying, That's huge for us.1:29Kamara heads Santa Teresa's Atienhenge Athera Aboriginal Corporation.1:33Her own journey home from Alice Springs had already been disrupted the night before1:36the man went missing.1:37Someone in a large troop carrier had to collect Camara on Tuesday night, October1:42twenty-seven, so she could get home along the damaged road.1:45She said nearly every creek along that road had risen that night.1:48Kamara says creek water can rise quickly, depending on where the rain falls.1:52Her experience shows how rain was disrupting access to the community as police1:55prepared to search for the missing man.1:57As of October twenty nine, the man remains missing.2:01Police are asking anyone who may have seen or heard from him to contact them on one2:04three one four four four.Leggi l’articoloCronologia della storiaHeyDexChi ha riportato cosaPunti riportati da una sola testata11Riportato solo da ABC News (Australia)How the man was swept away29 ott, 7:55 UTCWhen the man was last seen29 ott, 7:55 UTCPolice search-and-rescue resources deployed29 ott, 7:55 UTCWoman reports the man missing29 ott, 7:55 UTCRiportato solo da Yahoo News AustraliaRecovery of the swept-away man31 ott, 20:50 UTCLocation where the man was found31 ott, 20:50 UTCTime the man was found31 ott, 20:50 UTCEvents after occupants left the vehicle31 ott, 20:50 UTCVehicle swept away while crossing causeway31 ott, 20:50 UTCStart of the search operation31 ott, 20:50 UTCCoroner's report and evidence gathering31 ott, 20:50 UTCOgni riga è l’affermazione come l’abbiamo registrata dal servizio di quella testata. Confronto aggiornato al 31 ottobre 2026 alle ore 22:04 UTC.
