Burketown residents flown to safety amid record flooding in Gulf of Carpentaria

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An outback community in Queensland's remote gulf of Carpentaria is under water tonight, with a fleet of helicopters evacuating residents after an emergency alert was issued. Burketown's main street has been inundated, and power and sewerage cut as dangerous floodwaters continue to rise ahead of an expected record peak tomorrow.

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