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    8 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    A surge in the native rodent population has forced the rats to move coastwards in their search for more food, but many do not survive the trip, according to experts quoted in local media.

    “We have hire vehicles and they literally destroyed a car overnight, taking all of the wiring out of the engine bay,” said Mr Lord, 49.

    The rats have also infested the neighbouring town of Karumba in the past few weeks and some residents worry they will have an adverse effect on tourism in the area, Australian media reported.

    One video posted on social media shows heaps of dead rats piled up by the water, while flies and other insects swarm around them.

    The surge in the rat population has been caused by a combination of ideal wet weather conditions for breeding and a bountiful harvest.

    Parts of Queensland and New South Wales - a south-eastern Australian state - have been experiencing a boom in rodent numbers, Australia’s national science agency said in a 2021 article.


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