Extract from ABC News
The flash flooding in Alice Springs left multiple people stranded and in need of rescue. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Overnight, dangerous thunderstorms poured almost 100 millimetres of rain on the usually bone-dry Todd River in Alice Springs, in the space of just three hours.
The waters rose rapidly, leaving multiple people stranded in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Three people resorted to standing on top of a car as the river swelled, while one woman clung to a tree for hours and waited to be rescued after she was swept off a bridge.
While the floodwaters are now slowly receding, they are still flowing, and emergency services are warning residents they are still dangerous and could contain strong currents.
From cars submerged to trees ripped out of the ground and floodwaters tearing through roads, these are the scenes from the flash flooding in Alice Springs.
Emergency service workers were on stand-by during the rescue of a woman who was trapped up a tree for multiple hours. (ABC News: Ryan Liddle)
Paramedics helping a woman rescued from the floodwaters. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Footage from Thursday morning showing the flooded Todd River flowing alongside the Stuart Highway, near the Palm Circuit turn-off. (Supplied/ABC News)
Several vehicle were caught up in the flooding, including this car. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Roads were cut off by waves of fast-running water, leaving people stuck on either side of the Todd River. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
River levels rose dramatically overnight in the Red Centre. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Many cars, like this one, had to be abandoned as the floodwaters swept across roads. (ABC News, Xavier Martin)
The flooded Todd River tore through Alice Springs, ripping trees out of the ground in its wake. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
While emergency services warned people of the dangers of floodwaters, some took to the banks of the Todd River looking for excitement. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
For some Alice Springs locals, seeing the Todd River flow is a novelty, as its banks are usually red dirt. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Debris from the Todd River has already washed up on footpaths, but the full scale of the damage is yet to be seen. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
Strong currents tore out trees along the banks of the usually bone-dry Todd River. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)
North of Alice Springs, the Marshall River flooded the Plenty Highway. (Supplied: Bradd Thexton)
The flooding on the Plenty Highway made the usually dry terrain impossible to cross safely. (Supplied: Bradd Thexton)
Vehicles parked at the Mercure Alice Springs Resort were impacted by the flooding overnight, which left mud throughout the car park. (ABC News: Emma Haskin)
The Todd River flowing rapidly on Thursday morning, in a dramatic change for the usually dry river bed. (ABC News)
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