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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Elias Visontay Photography: Yaya Stempler

Locals take charge of NSW floods helicopter food and rescue efforts amid frustration with ADF

Cows are seen stuck on a small land island created by the NSW floods in the Lismore region
Cows are seen stuck on a small land island created by the NSW floods in the Lismore region Photograph: Yaya Stempler/The Guardian

“I’ve still got people on roofs needing food and rescuing, and I’ve just got to find someone to get to them,” says Ash Jones at the Rotorwing Helicopter hangar at the Lismore airport in northern New South Wales.

Jones has been working long hours as a volunteer air traffic controller and donation coordinator, and is de facto leader at the hangar. She says she is too busy to be interviewed.

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