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Carnarvon residents take stock of flood damage in WA’s north-west as banana growers welcome rain
Residents and businesses in Carnarvon, in Western Australia’s north-west, are beginning to assess the damage from a “once-in-a-decade flood” as water starts to recede.
Key points:
- While the clean-up will be costly, banana growers are pleased with the rain
- The WA Government will apply for federal disaster relief funding
- The DFES says flood mitigation measures in Carnarvon appear to have worked
Heavy rain from a tropical low caused flooding across the north-west of Western Australia last week, setting rainfall records in Carnarvon and Minilya.
The Gascoyne River, which peaked at 7.1 metres at Nine Mile Bridge on Saturday morning, is currently sitting below six metres.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the Gascoyne River flooded every 10 years, on…
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