Australian army help clean up cyclone devastation
Xinhua, February 23, 2015 Adjust font size:
Thousands of Australian soldiers will help clean up the damage in Queensland towns devastated by Cyclone Marcia over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.
More than 1,500 homes were damaged by the cyclone and more than 100 people were homeless in the townships of Rockhampton and Yeppoon in Queensland, northeastern Australia. There were still 50, 000 homes and businesses that have been without power for four days.
An army spokesman said a small contingent of soldiers and defense force engineers were already on the ground cleaning up the wreckage.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told a press conference that state and federal emergency assistance grants would be made available in the coming days, for those who needed it the most. Endi