Rat Plague Ravages Northern Australia Amid Unprecedented Population Explosion

With no end in sight, authorities struggle as rats invade homes, destroy vehicles, and wash up dead on beaches.

Rat population explodes in northern Australia due to plentiful rainfall and abundant crops, causing widespread destruction and chaos.
Rats are invading homes, destroying cars, and even washing up dead on beaches, particularly in the towns of Karumba and Normanton in Queensland.
Authorities are struggling to manage the situation, with more rain forecasted for many parts of Queensland, indicating no end in sight for the rat plague.
Rats have been moving northwards from inland Outback areas towards the Gulf of Carpentaria since June, eating crops and contaminating water sources.
Predators such as kites, tiger sharks, and bull sharks are feeding on the rats but this has not significantly reduced the vast numbers.