Australians have jumped to defend a TV reporter who was closed by some online commentators because they evoke the 'stupid' behavior of a motorist in flood water.
Channel Seven Reporter Katie Brown reported on Friday about Cyclone Alfred in Byron Bay, Noord -NSW.
During a live cross, Brown seemed fixed on the people who run out and those who drive again during the Wilde.
“This is just small floods, but we really have to be careful, we can't risk it, there is even a bicycle driver who goes through the flood water,” said Brown.
'We have a bystander who goes through, I am not sure why he is on the road.
'In terms of safety, we really have to listen to the authorities, there are still many people out and over and traveling.
“You can see how quickly this flood water rises, this morning when we left for Ballina, it was a small lake.”
Brown also criticized one motorist for driving through the flood water.
Channel Seven Reporter Katie Brown was confronted with a barrage of criticism after she had labeled the behavior of a motorist who drove due to flood water as 'stupid' and 'dangerous'
Users of Social Media defended Brown's comments and claimed that she was 'absolutely right' to call the behavior of the motorists
'You can see that a commodore is so stupid on the road. Sorry, that's stupid behavior, “said Brown.
'That is so dangerous, that can cause a serious accident, we are dealing with a cyclone.
'This is what you should pay attention to, people who are stupid. That is really irritated, sorry shirvo. I lost my line of thought. '
Brown was accused of 'exaggerated reacting' since the waters in her shot were no more than a few centimeters high.
Some accused her of double standard, since she stood next to the road outside and others criticized for similar behavior.
Channel 7 -bosses seem to support brown, however, while she returned to the Sunrise show on Monday morning without tackling the incident.
The reporter had her supporters online and said her reaction was justified.
“She is absolutely right that they are stupid, but if they get into trouble and have to save, they expect the front line to be there,” said a person on Facebook.
'Good for her because she tells what it is like. She didn't swear. I don't know why someone would have a problem with it, “wrote a second person.
Brown made the comments during a live cross when she reported on Cyclone Alfred (shown, Yacht is washed on the coast in the Broadwater in Labrador)
While they were lowered from the cyclone status, the weather system brought serious circumstances, including harmful winds, heavy rainfall and flash floods (depicted, two cars immersed in Greenslopes, Brisbane)
Depicted, flooding -grease walls stop the water on the Wilsons River in the CBD on March 8 in Lismore, NSW
'Good for her because she had said what we all thought. They are people like those who endanger others, “a third chimed.
A fourth added: 'Absolutely! What an idiot. Endanger the lives of other people. And endanger the life of news repairs. She did her job. And this idiot accelerates through tidal water. An absolute shame.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was relegated to a tropical layer on Saturday morning, but residents along the Noord -NSW -Cast and Southeast -Queensland were still confronted with massive rain showers, floods and power loss.
The storm cell landed on Saturday at 9 p.m. (Queensland Time) and hit the region with wild weather.
Queensland Prime Minister David Crisafulli warned on Monday that the impact of ex-tropical Cycloon Alfred is not over yet.
He said that about 17 people had been saved at night and the SES was called “more than 300 jobs in just over a few hours.”
'My message is simple, we are not yet the worst. (There is) a little more rain to come. If you remain connected, I have every confidence that we will get through this, “he said on Monday.
In the meantime, thousands have been left in flood areas while the flood roads closed and evacuation routes cut over the north of NSW.
The state service said that 1,800 were already isolated, while another 18,500 were warned to prepare to be cut off.
