Australia airdrops supplies to farmers stranded by floods Government provides emergency fodder, veterinary care26 May 2025 26 May 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media OceaniaHelicopters were airdropping animal feed on Sunday to farmers in Australia stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's southeast, reported Reuters. At least 10,000 properties may have been damaged in the floods, which were sparked by days of incessant rain, authorities estimate. It said 43 helicopter drops and around 130 drops by other means had provided "isolated farmers with emergency fodder for their stranded livestock". At their peak, the floods isolated around 50,000 people, submerging intersections and street signs in mid-north coast towns and covering cars up to their windshields, after fast-rising waters burst river banks. After droughts and devastating bushfires at the end of last decade, frequent floods have wreaked havoc since early 2021.