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Residents in Alice Springs are on alert after the Todd River burst its banks following the wettest November day on record.

A man became stranded in the swollen river as emergency crews work to save him from rising waters.

The man attempted to cross the Undoolya Causeway when he became trapped.

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Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services said the man's sedan was "swept off the road" by rising floodwaters.

"The man managed to self-extract from the vehicle and get to a tree where he has stayed until NTES arrived on scene."

The Todd River Schwarz Crescent weather station recorded at least 70mm of rain in the last 24 hours, as Alice Springs Airport recorded more than 100 millimetres of rain.

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Twenty-four hour rainfall has not been this high since January 30, 2001, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

This morning, authorities closed several roads in the area, including Schwartz Crescent, the Undoolya causeway, Tunks Road, Taffy Pick Crossing and Palm Circuit.

A trough near the South Australian and Northern Territory border, associated with a complex low-pressure system over SA, will move northwards through the southern districts later today.

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The associated rain is expected to clear tomorrow.

A flood watch is currently in place for southern parts of the Territory.

Catchments likely to be affected include the Tanami Desert, Barkly, Central Desert , Western Desert , MacDonnell Ranges , Finke River, Stephenson Creek, Simpson Desert, Georgina River and Eyre Creek.

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The Northern Territory Emergency Service advises that people should stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams and waterways.

A severe thunderstorm warning is also in place, for damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall as well as large hail.

Areas that may be potentially affected include the Simpson, Lasseter and southern Tanami districts.

For emergency help in floods, storms and cyclones call 132 500.

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A real-life Crocodile Dundee in northern Queensland used his belt knife to fight off a saltwater crocodile as it dragged him into a river.

The Queensland Department of Environment and Science said wildlife officers had investigated reports the 60-year-old was attacked by the crocodile on the banks of a remote section of the McIvor River, 20km north of Hope Vale, in Cape York.

The man said he had been fishing on his property on November 3 when the attack took place.

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He approached a bull standing on the river bank and tried to shoo it away so he could fish from the same spot.

The man said he saw the crocodile just seconds before it lunged at him, knocking him over and grabbing him by his feet.

He grabbed onto a mangrove branch and tried to hold on, but the crocodile was able to drag him off, towards the water.

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But he was able to pull his knife from his belt and stabbed the crocodile in the head until it let him go.

The man was able to drive himself to Cooktown Hospital, where he was flown to Cairns Hospital.

The DES reported the man's injuries were consistent with a crocodile attack, and they suspect the predator was originally lured by the bull.

But due to the circumstances, including the property's remote location and the lack of public access, they won't be looking to remove the crocodile.

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Security camera footage, shell casings and a small but distinctive tattoo played pivotal roles in the arrest of a man suspected in at least six killings over the past two months in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office on Tuesday charged Perez Deshay Reed in the shooting deaths of two people in the city in September.

Reed was charged Saturday in two other fatal shootings in September in St. Louis County.

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He is also suspected of killing two people in Kansas City, Kansas, and the FBI has labelled him a suspected serial killer.

Reed, who turns 26 years old Wednesday, remained jailed on a $2.7 million bond Tuesday and didn't yet have an attorney.

Surveillance video in Kansas helped lead to Reed's arrest.

Images captured by the cameras showed the distinctive crescent moon-shaped tattoo on Reed's forehead.

Another key factor was evidence left behind at each of the St Louis-area shootings.

“The commonality among them were handgun casings,” Rich Quinn, special agent in charge of the FBI office in St Louis, said.

“We knew they came from the same handgun.”

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Reed is charged in the St Louis County killings of 16-year-old Marnay Haynes on September 13 and 40-year-old Lester Robinson on September 26.

In the city of St Louis, he is suspected in the killings of 49-year-old Pamela Abercrombie on September 16 and a 24-year-old man, Carey Ross, on September 19.

All four victims were shot in the head.

His capture followed the killing of a man and a woman at a Kansas City, Kansas, apartment complex.

Surveillance video showed Reed entering Damon Irvin's apartment on October 28.

Police found Irvin, 35, fatally shot in the apartment on November 1, according to an FBI affidavit.

Reed and 25-year-old Rau'Daja Fairrow entered the same apartment complex on the night of October 29 and Reed left 15 minutes later, according to the affidavit.

Fairrow's nude body was found on November 2 in her apartment.

The FBI said Reed showed his driver's license to enter the building, and the surveillance video showed his forehead tattoo.

Officers began tailing Reed and were watching Friday as he boarded a St. Louis-bound Amtrak train that left Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.

But instead of riding to St. Louis, Reed got off at the first stop in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri, the FBI said.

Officers conducting surveillance from aboard the train arrested Reed as he boarded a bus.

He was allegedly carrying a .40-calibre handgun that investigators believe he used in the St. Louis-area shootings.

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During an interview with police, Reed denied that he hurt anyone, according to the affidavit.

Investigators haven’t ruled out the possibility that Reed committed additional crimes.

St. Louis County Lt. Craig Longworth said there was no known connection between the victims.

“These seemed to be random acts,” he said.

Reed has connections to the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

He began living with a cousin in St. Louis County in 2004 when he was eight years old, and she later became his legal guardian when his parents were deemed “unwilling, unable and unfit” to care for him, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

He was charged with misdemeanour assault in St. Louis County in 2019, though that case hasn't gone to trial.

He had no known history of felony charges.

Reed married in Jackson County, which includes some of Kansas City, Missouri, in June of 2019.

His wife filed for divorce in July and a hearing in the divorce case is scheduled for December 2.

The Wyandotte County district attorney’s office was awaiting a police report before it would consider charges against Reed, a spokesman said Tuesday.

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