Kimberley flooding stock losses could be in tens of thousands, as emergency management plan triggered
ABCAn emergency management plan for flood-affected Kimberley pastoralists, who have sustained heavy stock losses, has been triggered by the West Australian government. "I met with Kimberley Meat Company … and our biggest concern is to make sure they can keep operating," Ms Jarvis said. Ms McClymont said while stock losses were inevitable, her operation had also likely lost equipment worth thousands of dollars due to how quickly the rain began to flood nearby catchments. "We're not going to come out of this in weeks or months — it will take years to come out the other side," Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association head Jak Andrews said. "People's access to their usual markets for their cattle – whether that's the live export port of the Kimberley Meat Company – is severely compromised," she said.
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Kimberley pastoralists fear property damage, stock losses from floods will be severe
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