Mouldy houses, living in tents, collapsed sewerage infrastructure — Northern Rivers residents tell the NSW Flood Inquiry what life is like post-floods.
For flood-weary Northern Rivers residents the 2022 New South Wales Flood Inquiry could not come soon enough.The NSW Flood Inquiry will look at the preparation for, causes of, response to, and recovery from the 2022 flood events across the stateThe Premier says the inquiry must provide answers about how best to rebuild the region
"Working in the rain today, with the rain on my face, my head, my body for two or three hours, it brought back sitting on my roof waiting," he said. The community pulled together at the height of the flooding to help rescue people stranded on the rooftops of their homes and businesses.
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