Cloncurry to get water relief via rail
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More than 12 million litres of fresh water will be railed into the drought ravaged community of Cloncurry in north-west Queensland as part of a State Government rescue plan.
The town has been battling water shortages for several months, but it is just about to run dry.
Cloncurry Mayor Andrew Daniels says the first water tanker is expected as early as next week and will continue for as long as it is needed until rain arrives.
"We've been talking with QR [Queensland Rail] and we're basically going to rail about 160,000 litres of water a day from Mount Isa to Cloncurry," he said.
"The dam ... you can't even imagine how much is in there, we're just sort of dredging the last of it now."
