Queensland floods: As the clean-up begins in Goodna, many say they can't do it alone
2 years, 10 months ago

Queensland floods: As the clean-up begins in Goodna, many say they can't do it alone

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As the clean-up begins in Goodna, people whose homes went under are asking for help. "We're just trying to wrap our heads around it," resident Lauraine Ormond said. "People's the big thing because we've got lots of heavy stuff," she said. "It's hard walking back into everything gone, especially her stuff," Ms Ormond said. "To find these and to find that the water hasn't even touched them … is beyond amazing," she said.

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Maclean in Clarence Valley braces as cracks form in levee, flood clean-up continues elsewhere
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Maclean in Clarence Valley braces as cracks form in levee, flood clean-up continues elsewhere

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While thousands of residents in northern New South Wales grapple with the clean-up of a deadly flood disaster, many in the Clarence Valley are still bracing for the worst to come. Key points: Cracks appear in the levee at Maclean after an evacuation order is reissued for parts of the region Food and fuel are in short supply across northern …

Queenslanders share their memories of the 2011 floods on tenth anniversary of disaster
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Queenslanders share their memories of the 2011 floods on tenth anniversary of disaster

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