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Worst flood on record for the area.
Animals, cars, houses, and people washed down river and drowned.
People made homeless.
Afterwards, the mop up, people getting sick from the flood waters.
Fences down and stock wandering everywhere.
Roads damaged and impassible.
So much so that a year later, the road repairs are still in progress.
Shops lost all their goods.
Insurance would not pay up.
Many businesses died. Many are still struggling to recover.
This has happened twice in the last sixteen years.
The increase in frequency likely to continue with global warming.
Animals, cars, houses, and people washed down river and drowned.
People made homeless.
Afterwards, the mop up, people getting sick from the flood waters.
Fences down and stock wandering everywhere.
Roads damaged and impassible.
So much so that a year later, the road repairs are still in progress.
Shops lost all their goods.
Insurance would not pay up.
Many businesses died. Many are still struggling to recover.
This has happened twice in the last sixteen years.
The increase in frequency likely to continue with global warming.