The videos and photos show gallons of water pouring from the bright red rocks, with total rainfall reaching five times the monthly average for March in just four days in the hardest hit areas.
The dry spot was usually pelted during the rain, causing picturesque slides to flow through the holes carved into the stone.
“I’ve lived and worked in Uluru for 4 years, and I’ve never seen such waterfalls and rain,” Stacy McGregor, who works for a local travel agency, told CNN.
Multiple waterfalls fall on the roof of Uluru.
Stacy McGregor / AP
The rainfall was five times the monthly average in March, dropping in just four days in some areas.
Stacy McGregor / AP
Before the ban went into effect, tens of thousands of tourists had boarded the royal plane.
Uluru is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 450 km west of Alice Springs. At 1,142 feet tall, it is higher than the Eiffel Tower in London and the Shard Skyscraper. The weather is often hot, slippery and windy, and at least 35 people have been killed since the early 1950s.
CNN’s Alisha Ibrahimji contributed to this report.
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