Flash flood in South Australia

Geologists working for a mining exploration team in the deserts of South Australia park up for the night. They wake in the morning to find that a flash flood has marooned them, turning the hill they are camped on into an island surrounded by a lake that extends as far as the eye can see. Thinking that the flood will recede as fast as it started, they prepare to enjoy the unexpected break.

There are no standard communications available, but the team leader can send a panic alert message via Track24's satellite system to the company's crisis management centre. Thanks to Track24's risk management software, the C4i Platform, the centre has the geologists' position precisely located within 30 seconds of the team leader pressing the panic button. The control centre contact their meteorological department who inform them that the flood is seasonal and can last for weeks. Worse still, water levels are more likely to rise than recede.

The crisis management team immediately dispatches a helicopter, which recovers the entire team safely.