Tag: flood victims

Flood Victims Given Marching Orders via Letters in Australian State

Some Victorian flood victims were given marching orders from emergency accommodation in a letter slipped under their doors.   Victoria’s purpose-built quarantine centre in Melbourne’s outer north was set up as temporary emergency accommodation in mid-October 2022 after widespread flooding hit central and northern parts of the state. The Victorian government on Thu. 16 announced it…


Infrastructure Damage Hampers Flood Recovery in Kentucky as Death Toll Rises to 28

HINDMAN, Ky.—Damage to critical infrastructure and the arrival of more heavy rains hampered efforts Sunday to help Kentucky residents hit by recent massive flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said. As residents in Appalachia tried to slowly piece their lives back together, flash flood warnings were issued for at least eight eastern Kentucky counties. The National Weather…


$285 Million to Provide Temporary Accommodation for Australian Flood Victims

As part of the New South Wales (NSW) flood relief efforts, the Federal and NSW governments have committed $285 million (US$209.3 million) to provide temporary housing for flood-affected communities. The package will provide accommodation to flood victims who lost their homes in the recent disaster, ensuring people can access more immediate and medium-term accommodation. This…