An Ali Curung resident couldn’t believe his eyes when he checked the rain gauge at Council on Thursday morning.

Michael Stanley-Hunt knew the downpour Wednesday night was heavy, was evident by the flooding in and around the community, but the rain gauge measured a staggering 540mL.

Speaking to the Tennant Times yesterday in between helping out a stranded driver whose starter motor was flooded, he said the community still had essential services such as power, water and communications, however there were a lot of intermittent electrical surges being experienced by residents.

“It’s a freak amount of water that has closed the road heading to Murray Downs and Ampilatwatja which makes it hard for the school out here,” he said.

“The shop does the nutrition plan for the school, but they have worked it out. Like everyone in remote communities they always cater for situations like this.”

This article appeared in Tennant & District Times, 3 February 2023.