An illustration of a village flooded with heavy rain, people on rooftops await helicopter rescue, while others navigate brown floodwaters.

The water level changed, and the next thing we knew we were running for the hills and standing on top of our roofs. it was also raining on us. I was laughing because it was very weird - it’s not often that you see everyone on the roofs of their houses, especially in the Kimberley, where it’s usually dry. Then all of a sudden we heard helicopters. All the people who were at a high level of risk had to be evacuated first. As we were getting into the helicopters, I See more