Super soaker night in Busselton leaves caravan park with new pool

A downpour in Busselton on Wednesday night has flooded roads and homes. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services responded to nearly 60 calls for help less than 24 hours after wet weather hit the State’s south, with 45 of those related to water ingress near Busselton. The State Emergency Service provided assistance with sandbagging and temporary repairs, and some roads were closed. The Mandalay Holiday Resort was drenched and its grounds were still underwater on Thursday morning. Resort owner Rhys Johnson said, “it all came down pretty quickly”. “We’ve got a new natural pool at Mandalay so kids are having great fun and it should all dry up in the next couple of days, so it’ll be ready for the July school holidays,” he said. “Once or twice a year we’ll get a winter storm come in .. and we get a new feature once or twice a year ... but it should be looking like Subiaco Oval pretty shortly.” No one has been injured, with St John WA confirming it had not been called to any storm-related incidents. The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning on Thursday morning, with a spokesperson saying thunderstorms had eased over the South West. “An upper level trough moved inland overnight, bringing periods of heavy rainfall,” they said. “Isolated thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are still ongoing near the coast but are no longer expected to be severe.” The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 70mm of rain near Ludlow in the three hours up to 7.30pm on Wednesday. Up to 69mm of rain was recorded near Busselton, with a further 52mm logged in Ravenscliffe.