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Summary:Australia's long, hot summer of 1977 finally broke in May and in the State of New South Wales, torrential rain turned dusty terrain into a lake covering hundreds of square miles. Highways were cut and the damage to property ran into millions of Australian dollars. Promising cotton crops were destroyed and thousands of cattle were drowned as swollen rivers spilled across miles of farmland. NOTE: Date is approximate. This clip may contain footage from multiple events; exact date or dates may be unknown.
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Location:AUSTRALIA
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