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PHOTOS: Devastating floods wash off crocodiles on Australia streets; military steps in

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The “once-in-a-century
The “once-in-a-century" floods that have hit Australia’s northern state of Queensland, washed off crocodiles onto the streets of Townsville on Sunday (Photo by ERIN HAHN / ERIN HAHN / AFP)
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Residents not only had to contend with flash flooding, landslides and power blackouts, but also reptilian predators that have been spotted in residential roads and cul-de-sacs. The Townsville Bulletin said it had received reports of several saltwater crocodile sightings in the flood-ravaged area, news agency AFP reported./ Image: Twitter @josephgmorgan19
Residents not only had to contend with flash flooding, landslides and power blackouts, but also reptilian predators that have been spotted in residential roads and cul-de-sacs. The Townsville Bulletin said it had received reports of several saltwater crocodile sightings in the flood-ravaged area, news agency AFP reported./ Image: Twitter @josephgmorgan19
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