No less than 36 Australian navy personnel had been injured when two military vans collided while serving to storm victims on Saturday.
The crash occurred south-west of Lismore in New South Wales.
Among the Australian Defence Pressure personnel had been severely damage within the incident.
The troops had been deployed to help folks affected by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, which has struck Australia's east coast with rain and highly effective winds. Police are actually investigating the reason for the crash.
Police and New South Wales Ambulance despatched specialist rescue models and paramedics to the scene of the collision.
Two helicopters had been additionally despatched as a part of the emergency response. The injured navy personnel had been transported to 4 completely different hospitals within the area.
"A complete of 36 sufferers was the final rely I had," a New South Wales Ambulance stated.
The spokesman was not authorised to offer additional particulars in regards to the situation of the injured troops.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that a number of the accidents had been severe.
In a joint assertion with Defence Minister Richard Marles, Albanese stated: "Proper now our focus is on the welfare of these concerned and their households."
"Our ADF heroes had been on their approach to assist Australians in want," the assertion continued.
The troops had been a part of the Australian Defence Pressure deployment helping communities impacted by the extreme climate circumstances.
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred's remnant is forecast to trace west throughout the Australian mainland within the coming days.
The storm will deliver extra heavy rain, in line with Matt Collopy, supervisor for the Bureau of Meteorology.
"The true risk now’s from that regionally heavy to intense rainfall, which can result in flash and riverine flooding," Collopy stated.
Cyclones are frequent in Queensland's tropical north however uncommon within the state's temperate and densely populated south-east nook that borders New South Wales.
The extreme climate has triggered important disruption throughout the affected areas.
The primary casualty of the storm was confirmed on Saturday – a 61-year-old man disappeared in a flooded river close to the New South Wales city of Dorrigo.
His physique was recovered on Saturday, police stated.
Emergency providers proceed to warn residents in regards to the hazards of floodwaters.