Tens of thousands of farm animals could die due to flooding in Australia

Australian livestock farmers expect serious losses in the number of cattle (cattle) due to the worst flooding in the last 100 years in one of the regions of Western Australia, writes beefcentral.com. After heavy rains caused by extratropical cyclone Ellie, the Fitzroy River flooded above its record level. Currently, the flood zone in some places in Kimberley County extends up to 50 kilometers. State livestock representative Cattle Australia has reported severe damage to livestock farms and backyards and potential significant loss of livestock, which cannot be accurately assessed at this time. “Water is spreading rapidly, so we expect losses in the tens of thousands of livestock,” beefcentral.com quoted Mick Sheehy, head of the local ranchers association, as saying. The livestock keepers said they were ready for the start of the rainy season and regularly drove the cattle away from the river, but the scale of the flood is “simply unprecedented” and the flood zone is ...