The first flight of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) food resupply operation landed in the South Australian outback town of Coober Pedy on Monday after flooding severed all road access to the town last week.
A series of flights are to bring 20 tonnes of essential food goods to the flood-stricken town, which is situated 846 kilometers (526 miles) northwest of Adelaide, has a population of around 2,500 and is famous for producing around 90 percent of the world’s opals.
