Articles for Evacuation Centres

Residents of Wajima are dealing with the aftermath of Japan's New Year's Day earthquake
1 year ago

Residents of Wajima are dealing with the aftermath of Japan's New Year's Day earthquake

ABC  

In Wajima, on Japan's west coast, destruction is everywhere. "I was born here and now I'm 68 … all the young people have gone to the city, and it's a place full of old people," he says. "A lot of patients have to be staying at the hospital – in this situation, hospitals don't have that kind of extra capacity," …

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Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home
1 year, 8 months ago

Remote Indigenous communities spared by Cyclone Ilsa but evacuees unable to return home

ABC  

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made its passage through Western Australia but many evacuees from the Great Sandy Desert are yet to return home with remote communities cut off by floodwaters. Key points: Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has been downgraded, but many evacuees are not yet able to return home It could take a week or two for roads to reopen …

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Sydney news: Flash flooding hits Sydney overnight
2 years, 9 months ago

Sydney news: Flash flooding hits Sydney overnight

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning: SES called to assist with flash flooding Trees came down down in Lindfield in the north overnight. The SES has advised evacuation centres have been set up at Southern Cross University on Military Road at Lismore, the Kyogle Memorial Hall, 58 Dalley St Mullumbimby and the Ocean Shores Country Club. Meteorologists warn …

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Pleas for NSW flood survivors with disability to be prioritised for urgent housing, care
2 years, 9 months ago

Pleas for NSW flood survivors with disability to be prioritised for urgent housing, care

ABC  

ToyNera Macgregor and her 16-year-old son Annan are homeless after floods swamped their Lismore rental. Key points: Governments are being urged to prioritise the needs of flood survivors with disability Service providers say evacuation centres are often not accessible The Northern Rivers was already experiencing a housing crisis before the floods They expect to have a tougher time than most …

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Government says Labor's attack on Services Australia flood sites a 'cheap' political play
2 years, 10 months ago

Government says Labor's attack on Services Australia flood sites a 'cheap' political play

ABC  

Federal Labor has been accused of playing "cheap politics" after claiming Liberal electorates were prioritised for flood assistance. Key points: Federal Labor claims the government made partisan choices in where to send Services Australia staff The government and Services Australia says decisions were made by the state government Ministers say Labor has played "cheap politics" in the midst of the …

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Typhoon Vongfong hits Philippines, coronavirus hampers evacuation
4 years, 7 months ago

Typhoon Vongfong hits Philippines, coronavirus hampers evacuation

Al Jazeera  

Typhoon slams into the Philippines, forcing a risky evacuation for tens of thousands of people during the pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic is complicating Philippine efforts to move hundreds of thousands of people into evacuation centres where social distancing is hard to enforce as a strong typhoon pummels through its eastern provinces. “Our problem right now is where to squeeze our …

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Vanuatu faces 12-month recovery as Cyclone Harold heads for Fiji
4 years, 9 months ago

Vanuatu faces 12-month recovery as Cyclone Harold heads for Fiji

ABC  

Disaster officials in the small Pacific nation of Vanuatu are working around the clock to assess the damage that a category five cyclone has caused to remote islands, as Cyclone Harold heads for Fiji. Key points: Thousands of people are sheltering at home or in evacuation centres in Fiji Fiji had 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Fiji's Prime Minister said …

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Townsville residents return home to mud and mess in wake of flood disaster
5 years, 11 months ago

Townsville residents return home to mud and mess in wake of flood disaster

ABC  

Hundreds of Townsville residents are starting to return to their flood-ravaged homes to find a big clean-up ahead as muddy tiles, soggy skirting boards and damp furniture bathe in the humid stale air in the north Queensland city. Key points: Wet conditions to ease in Townsville but the risk of flash flooding for a large part of the region remains …

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Townsville flooding forces hundreds to evacuate, leaves police clinging to trees after dam gates fully opened
5 years, 11 months ago

Townsville flooding forces hundreds to evacuate, leaves police clinging to trees after dam gates fully opened

ABC  

Authorities warn the worst is not over as another rain band descends on Townsville with hundreds of residents evacuated and thousands of homes inundated by floodwaters. Key points: QFES and SES received more than 1,000 calls for assistance overnight The dam level is slowly falling, recorded at 217 per cent capacity at 6:00pm on Monday Almost 1,000 Townsville residents have …

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