Yes, it's definitely the type of thing that inspired that story and others like it. Of course it doesn't only happen in Australia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/

Yes, it's definitely the type of thing that inspired that story and others like it. Of course it doesn't only happen in Australia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flood_myths https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flood_myths