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Two injured in Queensland aircraft incident: unconfirmed reports
There are unconfirmed reports of two people injured at the scene of an aircraft incident on Lizard Island this morning, Queensland Ambulance says. It is believed the aircraft overshot the runway.
Two rescue helicopters are responding to the incident which was reported at about 7.30am this morning. More to come.
Key events
Flood damage recovery is underway in parts of Victoria. Here are pictures from the VicSES:
Hume Highway flooding seen in journalist’s video
Streets are looking like rivers in a video posted to X/Twitter yesterday by ABC producer Sarah McConnell, who is based in Broken Hill.
And parts of the Hume Highway have “started to flood,” Sydney Morning Herald journalist Amber Schultz posted.
In Schultz’s video from 6.30am today, rainwater is inundating the road between Broadford and Tallarook – on a drive from Melbourne to Sydney.
Victoria SES has urged people on roads this morning “take care and look out for debris such as fallen trees and branches”.
“And remember – never drive through floodwater.”
It’s been a busy one folks. As at 10:00am today, in the last 24 hours we’ve received over 920 requests for assistance, including 503 for flood, 210 trees down, 118 counts of building damage (1/2) pic.twitter.com/a4Sqqfmrdh
— VICSES News (@vicsesnews) January 7, 2024
If you’re on our roads this morning, take care and look out for debris such as fallen trees and branches. And remember – never drive through floodwater.
A huge thank you to our volunteers who have worked through the night to support those impacted communities (2/2)
— VICSES News (@vicsesnews) January 7, 2024
The secret life of mice
A mouse has been tidying up the workbench of a retired postman in Wales after he went to bed every night, and now I’m emotional.
Over a couple of months, 75-year-old Rodney Holbrook noticed the things he used during the day were being mysteriously put away after dark. He set up a night-vision camera in his shed to find out what was happening.
What he saw was a mouse picking up items like nuts and bolts, clothes pegs and cable ties and tidying them away into a box. A truly selfless act of service.
Here is the video:
Two injured in Queensland aircraft incident: unconfirmed reports
There are unconfirmed reports of two people injured at the scene of an aircraft incident on Lizard Island this morning, Queensland Ambulance says. It is believed the aircraft overshot the runway.
Two rescue helicopters are responding to the incident which was reported at about 7.30am this morning. More to come.
Good morning
And welcome to a fresh week of news.
Two rescue helicopters are responding to unconfirmed reports of injuries onboard an aircraft landing on Lizard Island, Queensland, about 7.30 this morning. We know there were nine passengers, including a child. This story is developing – more to come.
And wet weather continues to defy expectations for a dry El Niño summer, with the country’s south-east being inundated by rain and at risk of storms and flooding.
I’m Rafqa Touma and I will be at the helm of today’s live blog. If there is anything you see and don’t want us to miss, shoot it my way on X (formerly Twitter) @At_Raf_.
Let’s get rolling.
