Carnarvon residents take stock of flood damage in WA’s north-west as banana growers welcome rain – ABC News

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…

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