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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Susan Chenery

Flood-weary Murwillumbah waits and readies as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms

Rubbish and debris lining a country street
Rubbish and debris from the flooding in Murwillumbah, 11 March 2022. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching the northern NSW town. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/AAP

Almost three years to the day since floods wiped out large sections of the Northern New South Wales town of Murwillumbah, comes Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

About 4,000 homes in the area were deemed uninhabitable after the 2022 floods. Some people are still homeless. The trauma goes on and on. It is a community that has been for ever changed.

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