Water has inundated a key road through WA's outback, forcing supply trucks to take a massive detour from Perth to Port Augusta, up to Yulara, and west along the northern section of the Great Central Road.
Flooding across WA's Goldfields has forced trucks destined for the Ngaanyatjarra Lands to take an enormous detour.It is not known when southern parts of the Great Central Road will open, given the extent of the flooding.
Nathaniel Rosenberg manages the Warakurna Roadhouse, which usually has supplies trucked 1,726km up the Great Central Road from Perth once a week., forcing trucks to take a massive detour from Perth to Port Augusta in South Australia, up the Stuart Highway towards Alice Springs, west to Yulara, and into the Ngaanyatjarra Lands from the east."It's always the same whenever it rains out here. It always gets pretty crazy," Mr Rosenberg said.
He said given the extra distance the triples were more efficient, but waiting for permits added another layer of stress for operators."The general rule is to have a good stock beforehand because happen," he said."You might get it where it only has a couple of days left of life, or none at all."Even though some parts of the Great Central Road have been closed for weeks, Mr Rosenberg said some tourists were oblivious.
Laverton Shire president Patrick Hill told the ABC on Sunday it would take some time for the road to dry out and open.fresh supplies have finally reached Cosmo Newberry
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