Cyclone Debbie Leaves Bull Shark Washed Up On Road In Ayr, Queensland

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water.

Here in the UK we’re used to the occasional old trolley or traffic cone getting washed up by flood waters - but Australia takes it to another level.

Astonishing pictures published by Queensland Fire and Emergency services showed what appeared to be a bull shark caught in Cyclone Debbie.

Think it's safe to go back in the water? Think again! A bull shark washed up in Ayr. Stay out of floodwater. #TCDebbie #ifitsfloodedforgetit pic.twitter.com/DpP29Va1JG

— Qld Fire & Emergency (@QldFES) March 30, 2017

Queensland Fire and Emergency said crews snapped the pictures of the stranded shark while checking flooded roads around Ayr, following the storm.

Since it’s almost April Fool’s day, we’re treating this as a slightly fishy story but if true, the images are amazing.

The only victim of Burdekin flooding...a bull shark. #CycloneDebbie @WINNews_TVL pic.twitter.com/ZXZGlAVV16

— Philip Calder (@philipjcalder) March 30, 2017

Cyclone Debbie has cause mass evacuations and left more than 50,000 homes without power.

Tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef and mainland coastal areas have been belted with wind gusts stronger than 260 km per hour (160 mph), according to Reuters.

Queensland state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it appeared the worst-hit areas were the tourist magnet of the Whitsunday Islands off the coast and Airlie Beach and Proserpine, some 900 km (560 miles) northwest of the Queensland capital, Brisbane.

Jon Clements, who was holidaying on Hamilton Island when the storm hit, told Reuters: “It’s been absolutely smashed. You can’t get out or in there’s so many trees down. There are boats all over the harbour.”

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