‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated

<p>Entire Daly River town evacuated as Bureau of Meteorology warns river levels expected to rise in coming week</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/08/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-penny-wong-angus-taylor-middle-east-queensland-weather-melbourne-stabbing-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Flood-affected residents in the Northern Territory have been warned not to swim in crocodile-infested waters, as tropical lows continue to bring major flood warnings and heavy rains to the Top End and Queensland.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/07/hundreds-airlifted-from-remote-northern-territory-communities-amid-major-flooding">Hundreds of people were evacuated</a> over the weekend, with the entire town of Nauiyu/Daly River in the NT evacuated as of Sunday afternoon, the NT chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/08/there-are-crocs-absolutely-everywhere-nt-residents-warned-to-stay-out-of-floodwaters-as-hundreds-evacuated">Continue reading...</a>

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