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Northern stations evacuated as the area is hit with major flooding

Gallipoli Station in the Northern Territory has been evacuated, like many others in the area. Photo: Murray Brennan

NORTHERN Australia has been hit with another deluge of rain, with multiple homesteads underwater and significant damage to infrastructure.

The flooding has come on the back of an already bumper wet season in the north, with parts of the Barkly Tableland and North-West Queensland seeing up to 500mm this week.

Multiple stations in the Leichhardt River catchment have been evacuated, with plenty of water also falling in the Georgina River – which is part of the Lake Eyre…

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