Unexpected rain causes havoc in NT : "Police on Thursday pulled two children from the swollen Todd River in Alice Springs after they slipped while playing on the Palm Circuit causeway."
The breakdown of the family unit, the constant working and the extreme weather conditions which we are not used to are making things dangerous for everyone all over the world. People seem to have forgotten or they are oblivious to safety first. We seem to be so used to doing what we want and have to when we want and have to do it that we have forgotten the hazards of weather. Dealing with the weather aberrations is something which should be on every country's agenda, but we as citizens, need to look out for ourselves and others. Remind each other of safe behaviour. Be ready to step out and help if it is safe for us. Driving seems to be a real hazard in our extreme weather all over the world. We need to get some sensible agreements about how people should behave because part of the problem is they are pressured by commitments to be somewhere and yet common sense dictates they should take shelter inside. Then there is the problem with us and the rain. We have always rejoiced in rain after a long, hot dry spell. It does make us behave like little kids, but we need to remember it's easy to slip and slide in wet conditions, that the flow of the rivers might be too strong for us. Safety first and strategies to change this mad weather are things which we need to act on now.
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