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Overcrowded and leaking emergency accommodation raises health concerns for flood evacuees in Timber Creek

Entire families are sleeping in single rooms almost a week after being evacuated from flooded Northern Territory communities, with a community leader raising health concerns about the conditions. 

Lorraine Jones says almost 50 people are currently sleeping in dongas designed for single workers at a nearby workers' camp after being evacuated from their homes in communities around Timber Creek, near the Western Australian border. 

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