Floods cut off Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in outback Queensland
An employee from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in outback central Queensland has captured the impact of heavy rainfall in the desert-like region after heavy flooding cut off access to the site.
Employee Trish Sloan said the rain had inundated roads surrounding the Winton museum, which houses the largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils.
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The heavy deluge caused flooding in the usually arid region. Trish Sloan
Flooding cut off the museum and Dinosaur Stampede exhibit, which has received 200mm of rain in just days. Trish Sloan
Filming the area by helicopter, Ms Sloan captured the arid region transformed into raging wetlands, now flowing with waterfalls.
Ms Sloan described the scenes as "unreal."
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The museum has recorded 160mm of rain since April 23.
The Dinosaur Stampede exhibit, south-west of Winton, recorded 200mm.
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Sixteen roads in total have been closed throughout Winton Shire Council. Trish Sloan
There has been no damage to the museum but Ms Sloan said employees cannot access it due to the water.
"We just can't get to it," she said via social media.
Heavy rain created waterfalls in the outback region. Australian Age of Dinosaurs
The museum and Dinosaur Stampede exhibit remains closed to the public due to the overnight downpour.
Sixteen surrounding roads in the Winton Shire Council have been closed.
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