Farmer Tess Herbert says the family farm lost millions of dollars worth of crops when the town of Eugowra in the NSW central west was hit by an 'inland tsunami'.
Eugowra farmer Kim Storey was rescued when her house almost washed away in the flood.abc.net.au/news/cost-of-record-flood-reaches-millions-for-eugowra-residents/102332904Six months ago residents of a small New South Wales town woke to what they thought would be a normal Monday morning.Eugowra residents say they need more government funding to rebuild their lives, being winched to safety by emergency services, and desperately trying to check if family and friends were safe.
The federal budget allocated more than $230 million over 10 years to fix high-priority flood warning infrastructure.Residents have been wrangling insurance claims, sourcing labour and materials, all while trying to afford to reconstruct their homes and replenish household items swept away in the flood.
Ms Storey said the state government's Back Home $20,000 grant was helpful, but the community has largely been relying on charitable donations. "Our community has also been working really hard to raise enough money to try and fund things like household items, so that's one thing people don't need to worry about, and they can put that grant towards actually repairing the structure of their house," she said.With the rebuilding of homes expected to take two years, 'pods' have been set up as accommodation.
Others are staying in caravans on their properties or in the showground as they continue the rebuild.
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