00:06For Daly River, today is a really difficult and significant day.
00:11Obviously everyone in Daly was evacuated to Darwin and is safe here in Darwin, but their
00:16homes are inundated, there is not a building in Daly River that is not underwater, many
00:22of which are underwater to the roof.
00:23The Daly River breaking records, with the highest flood levels it has ever recorded.
00:30Authorities suggesting it could be some time before the damage at Nau U can be assessed.
00:36Further north, recovery for some flood affected communities has begun, including the small
00:42community of Darwin River.
00:43The back of a local pub, now a donation centre.
00:48It's getting full, hey?
00:49It is.
00:49It's been pulled together by two local women and an outpouring of community generosity
00:56to help residents from almost 40 flood-damaged homes.
01:00We're locals and you know you've got to come together, don't you, in times like this, when
01:06you see especially friends and family going through what they're going through, you know.
01:12So it's the least we could do.
01:13Our most urgent need at the moment, I think, with families starting to be able to do clean-ups,
01:18is we need more storage tubs of all sizes.
01:21People are packing into them what they have been able to salvage.
01:24We've got donations of clothes, hygiene items for the number of houses in the region that
01:30were devastated by flash flooding on Monday.
01:33We've heard stories of chest high water rushing through homes, fridges floating down rivers today.
01:40Across the territory, you know, a number of communities are still recovering from flooding.
01:45In Catherine, more than 2600 homes have been reconnected to power and more than 80 people remain in shelters.
01:53At the latest, the emergency department in Catherine should be open tomorrow, if not sooner, and the rest of the
01:58hospital will be staged.
01:59The Chief Minister is travelling to Canberra this weekend to seek federal assistance.
02:05We look forward to hearing from the federal government about what ADF support there might be in the recovery phase,
02:12bearing in mind we're not in recovery phase yet.
02:15Authorities are still firmly focused on the ongoing flood risk to communities, and relief payments are being rolled out in
02:22stages for flood-affected residents.
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