Rain is expected to bring some relief to fire-ravaged communities today as the newly-established National Bushfire Recovery Agency begins working with state authorities and defence efforts. AustraliaFires
begins working with state authorities and defence efforts.
SA will be under a total fire ban with warmer conditions predicted there on Wednesday, and expected to cross the eastern states on Thursday and Friday.He endorsed and then pledged $2 million to a bushfires fund set up by Bendigo Bank's charitable arm.for the NSW Rural Fire Service topped $25 million on Sunday, little more than 48 hours since it began.
Insurance claims are estimated at $375 million since November, with a further $56 million in insured property losses in September and October. Modelled on the federal agency that responded to the North Queensland floods and led by a former federal police chief, it will coordinate disaster relief payments including those to small businesses and local councils.Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes a look at a map of an area impacted by bushfire during an operational update in Nowra, Sunday 5 January, 2020The government has already announced the rollout of up to 3000 defence force reservists to help handle the fallout from fires.
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