1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Now we're going to head across right now and catch up. 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: We'll talk a little bit more about the situation in 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Alice Springs. So we know that in Central Australia there 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: is that concern around flooding and keeping an eye on 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: things there in Central Australia. With the heavy rain across 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: central parts of the Northern Territory, it certainly forced dozens 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: of road closures and prompted calls for residents to prepare 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: for potential flash flooding. Now joining me on the line 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: is the Deputy Incident Controller Adam White. Good morning to you, Adam. 10 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Lovely to have you on the show. Adam. What is 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: the situation from your perspective at the moment. 13 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, Katie, it's largely unchanged from your conversation earlier today 14 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: with the Chief Minister. YEP. We're monitoring some conditions up 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: to the north from Alice Springs, around the Murraydowns area. 16 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: We've heard that there is a little bit of innovation 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 2: in the community there and the school. We're monitoring some 18 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 2: conditions around Ali Kurung and then down through the Stupid 19 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: Highway into Alice Springs. As of this morning, there was 20 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: some localized flooding around Alice Springs. A number of the 21 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: causeways closed as we start to see the Todd river 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: rise conditions of eased a little bit now, but we 23 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 2: are being prepared for a little bit more lain in 24 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: the catchment this afternoon and overnight. 25 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, because it's really only like a week and 26 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: a half ago that we saw that situation where the 27 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: Todd went up really quite quickly in Alice Springs, isn't it? Yeah? 28 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And that is a risk with the Todd and 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:47,639 Speaker 2: Alice Springs is a location. It is in that catchment area. 30 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 2: What that has led to, though, is already saturated catchment. 31 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: So any water on top of the ground that's already 32 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: one hundred percent saturated is going to happen quickly and 33 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: we need to be prepared for that. 34 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. So what are people doing, you know, across the 35 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: board at the moment to make sure that they are prepared? 36 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: And you know what is the advice at the moment? 37 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: I guess the advice as always is keep an eye 38 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: on the Bureau website, keep an eye on secure nt 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 2: where between the Bureau and NORN Territory Emergency Service will 40 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: release the messages for what you need to be doing 41 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: and things you should be thinking about, making sure you've 42 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: got your household plan or your business plan ready for 43 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: an emergency situation. In terms of what people have done 44 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: specifically around Alice, I've seen upwards of sixty people individually 45 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: come and get sandbags and that looks like at the 46 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 2: moment about six hundred field sandbags given out by volunteers 47 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 2: from Bushfires, MT Fire and Rescue Service and NTES. 48 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: All right, and are we expecting any sort of, you know, 49 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: further closures. I know there's certainly been some concern around 50 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: you know, road closures or some of our more pivotal 51 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: road closures I guess in terms of transport and good 52 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: So are we expecting any more of those major road closures. 53 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: We're actually expecting the Stuart Highway between Allison Darwin to 54 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: open back up today. There's some assessments being done around 55 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: white Its wells and the water over the road there. 56 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 2: If that does happen, there will be some cautionary messages 57 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: out around water over the road. There may be a 58 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: period where it is full will drive high clearance vehicles only, 59 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: but we do anticipate that it will open back up 60 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: and then the Stuart Highway from Adelaide up to Alice 61 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: Springs is currently open. 62 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: Well. Deputy Incident Controller Adam White, really appreciate your time 63 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: this morning. Is there anything else we should be aware 64 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: of before I let you go? 65 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: I'll always finish, Katie, given the opportunity with with If 66 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: it's flooded, forget it. Don't be a flood wit and 67 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 2: drive through flood waters. It is dangerous. Put yourself. Are 68 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: the members of the public and first responders in danger 69 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: if you do that? So the roads flooded, just wait 70 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: until the waters reside. 71 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Katy, very good advice. Thank you, thanks so 72 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: much for your time this morning. I really appreciate it, Adam. 73 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 2: Thanks Coatie.