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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Flood victims kicked out of caravan parks to make way for tourists

Floodwaters inundate a road on March 29, 2022 in Lismore, Australia.
‘People are really traumatised’: Jenni Beetson-Mortimer from Northern Rivers Community Gateway says thousands of people who lost homes in the floods need relocation. Photograph: Dan Peled/Getty Images

Flood victims in New South Wales’ northern rivers say they are still struggling to find somewhere to live, with caravan parks full to bursting, tourism returning to the region and construction of government-funded accommodation still many months away.

Linda Barney, 69, and her husband, Bob, lost everything in the floods. Their house in Coraki was destroyed and they are not sure when they will be able to return to it.

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