$26 million of additional support for flood-hit parts of Queensland

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The Prime Minister has visited flood-ravaged central Queensland where he's announced additional disaster relief funding. The town of Clermont has faced its worst flood in 100 years from ex-tropical cyclone Koji while calls for more warnings grow louder.

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00:00Assessing the damage in person and unveiling a further $26 million in support for drenched

00:09Clermont.

00:10The people here are resilient but they've been doing it tough over recent days and we're

00:15here to say that the federal government has got your back.

00:19Locals say not enough warning was given to prepare their homes.

00:23Many people, friends of ours, they just didn't have the time, the warning to pack up and

00:28leave.

00:29It's something that could have really been avoided with the tech that we have these

00:32days and the data that we can, you know, model from.

00:36As frustrations grow over offline flood gauges in the North West.

00:40Some $236 million we've allocated over 10 years to upgrade flood warning infrastructure.

00:48The Prime Minister has hit back at the Premier's comments earlier this week.

00:52Communities are flying blind because there hasn't been the investment in things like rain gauges

00:57and in many places radar to warn of the impending danger.

01:01The Queensland Premier is responsible for Queensland infrastructure.

01:05Meanwhile, authorities are monitoring the Fitzroy catchment as floodwaters travel.

01:11Residents here in Rockhampton have begun to sandbag their properties with forecasts the Fitzroy

01:16River could peak to more than seven and a half metres from early next week.

01:21The local council asking the public to stay informed and prepare their properties.

01:26So, let's go.

01:27Let's go.

01:28Let's go.

01:29Let's go.

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