Floodbound town lacking medical supplies : "A rare monsoon rain system passed through central Australia on Thursday with the bureau of meteorology reporting falls of 60mm in and around Coober Pedy."
Rare weather conditions have cut off Oodnadatta and Coober Pedy ( where the opals come from and the underground houses are).With upwards of 60mm of rain in the area since yesterday , it's great for the farmers but not at all easy for road transport. Planes can only fly when it's safe and the planes cannot carry as much as a big truck. This is why the isolated towns are so much more in need of internet and mobile connections and cable. They are so dependent on thing like that to get their messages heard so we have some way of meeting their needs. They will manage because our isolated communities are very resourceful, but we need to be more mindful that they are there under considerable stress when we can do things so much more easily in the city. We'll learn and we'll get better and this but it cannot be soon enough.
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