Roads closed by flooding have prevented fresh food deliveries to the region for days, leaving locals to 'get what you can, and hope for the best.'
Supermarket shelves in the East Kimberley have been bare, after the region was cut off by flooding in the Northern Territory last week.abc.net.au/news/defence-force-to-aid-food-shortage-in-flooded-east-kimberley/102068096West Australian authorities will receive assistance from the Australian Defence Force to address a fresh food shortage in the East Kimberley.
The WA Government will receive assistance from the Australian Defence Force to restock dwindling food supplies in the East Kimberley.WA Premier Mark McGowan said the first defence force flight would arrive in the region on Thursday to deliver perishable goods, with another scheduled for Friday.“We’ve worked as hard as we can to get food in there as quickly as we can and we expect the situation will alleviate over the coming days.
"A barge carrying five trailers of food supplies, including chilled and frozen goods, will depart Darwin [Wednesday] evening and is due to arrive in Wyndham on Friday, subject to weather conditions," the statement said. MG Corporation, the local native title body for Kununurra, provides hampers to vulnerable residents in partnership with Foodbank WA.
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