After the Strand Camper floods, family members may be trapped for weeks

2021-11-16 19:57:53 By : Mr. Sam Ye

An Australian family was trapped after being trapped in the desert after heavy rain. They may stay there for a few weeks because rescuers cannot pass through the area.

Update: November 16, 2021: According to ABC News, the South Australian Police have changed their plans and dispatched a helicopter to airlift the family out this morning. The temperature is expected to exceed 100 degrees in the future, and the family is worried about saving water. According to reports, they have also "fed up" with the desert. The air freight was successful and the family was safe. Campers will have to wait for a while until everything is dry before they can recover.

As early as November 2020, Orios and Lindsey Zavros took their two children on a journey of a lifetime. The family took a customized Mitsubishi Canter campervan from their home in Perth, passing through Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. They want to "cover all aspects of Australia", and according to 7News, they have come a long way. Unfortunately, when the whole family traversed the Simpson Desert, their rig ran into an opponent on the way home.

Parts of the area were flooded by rain, and roads in remote areas were flooded. Zavros and their Mitsubishi found themselves in the middle and eventually got stuck. They activated an emergency GPS beacon, and the Australian Maritime Safety Agency found them within hours and dropped supplies and a phone.

Just remind me to keep it simple, or decorate yours with RGB lights, touch screens or even digital thermostats.

Thankfully, there was no injury.

The image shows that Mitsubishi is almost stuck in its current position. To make matters worse, the area is remote and wet, and rescuers cannot currently reach it by land. They are located about 93 miles northwest of Oodnadatta.

The camping equipment is a 2006 Mitsubishi Canter 4x4. Orios and Lindsey hand-built a camper that can be loaded on a Canter flat bed. It not only has the usual off-grid equipment such as solar and batteries, but also includes toilets, showers and washing machines. It works like a truck bed camper, using jacks for loading and unloading.

In an interview with Expedition Portal last year, Zavros said that they are long-term off-road enthusiasts. Part of the inspiration for the construction was the ability to carry a lot of weight in a camper without exceeding legal limits. They also want to explore the extreme regions of Australia without having to drag a trailer around.

Reading through the build sounds a lot like the camper we wrote here. The truck is also equipped with 37-inch all-terrain tires in the low-speed range and a limited-slip rear differential. It has many recovery devices, including a 17,000-pound front winch and a 12,000-pound winch. They said it had passed through a lot of rough terrain without being stuck, some of which were reported on the family’s Instagram.

The South Australian Police is carrying out ground rescue work to recover the family and Canter, but said there are challenges in getting there. Not only are they trapped in remote areas, but as reported by 7News, land may be inaccessible for up to two weeks depending on weather conditions.

At the same time, it is said that the family has enough supplies. When everything is said, they will definitely have a story to tell. That lighthouse is also worth the money.

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According to their figures and interviews, these people are not amateurs. They know what they are doing. They have just been caught by the rainy season. It happened. It seems to rain every day. single. It's time to try ultra-long-distance travel. I feel their pain.