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08 Mar 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'Bug kills man as floods hit'
The killer wet season disease, melioidosis has claimed a second victim in the NT this year. A further twenty-one people have caught the disease as well. The latest victim was from a remote Territory town. The organism causing the disease lies in the soil in the Top End and is activated during the wet. The ABC News, in the evening, however, reported that Health authorities had revised the number of dead from the disease this wet season to four.
'Wade in water to see a croc'
Tourists were forced to wade in knee-deep water to get on the afternoon Adelaide River jumping croc cruise after the Adelaide River burst its banks yesterday. The Arnhem Highway was closed with water a metre over the road. And with another 70mm of rain, the river rose again at the Daly River heightening concerns that it may engulf a popular tourist destination, the Mango Farm.
'Deadly mozzie bug found in wetlands'
Territory Health has found the potentially deadly mosquito borne disease Australian encephalitis near the Adelaide River wetlands. The disease is carried by the common-banded mosquito and apparently one in every thousand bitten develops the disease.
'Army's 2 stuck in the mud'
Two army privates, Christian May and Darren Walmsley attempted a U-turn on the soaked Arnhem Highway yesterday. The first vehicle got bogged in the soggy ground on the side of the road and the second got bogged trying to help. Passing motorists chuckled heartily.
'Howard: mandatory law 'silly' '
Der. So why won't he allow a conscience vote?
'By-election ad taken off air'
An election ad put out by the CLP was banned from TV advertising yesterday for being misleading. So what does the CLP do - they put it in the paper. The revolution will come - mark my words.
'Lost canoeist washed ashore'
Its not often you can thank a cyclone. An Indonesian who went out for a short trip in his canoe from West Timor was found yesterday on the Cobourg Peninsula in the NT after spending three and a half weeks at sea. He survived eating seagrass and fish and drinking water from storms. An amazing feat of endurance.
'Human luggage'
At least the Indonesian got more air than a 10-year-old Moroccan boy who travelled 1 600 km in the luggage compartment of a coach. He was trying to make his way to Spain but unfortunately the bus didn’t stop until Genoa, Italy.
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