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Australia was slammed by Cyclone Debbie this week. And with the extreme weather, came some oddities.
The country’ southeast was drenched in more than a foot of rainfall. 52,000 were left without power in Queensland, The Guardian reports.
The floodwaters also brought a few unexpected guests. In the town of Ayr, the waters receded to reveal a bull shark on the side of the road, Mashable reports.
The Queensland Fire Department tweeted out photos (below) of the beached predator as a warning for those to stay out of the floodwaters. “Think it’s safe to go back in the water? Think again!” the tweet read.
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That is not all that unusual for Australia. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, two sharks were spotted swimming in the floodwaters in Goodna, a Brisbane suburb, in 2011.
In classic Aussie fashion, though, a few rough and tumble surfers weren’t scared off by the overflow (below).
—RealClearLife
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