Tag Archive: flood

Feb
07

Asia News – Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins

Thousands of Australians have been forced to abandon their homes as a record deluge sweeps through areas still reeling from devastating flooding last year that left 35 people dead. So far, only one fatality has been reported this year although hundreds of homes and businesses have been damaged. In the cotton-growing centre of St George, …

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Jan
28

News – More workers will be unemployed after flood

More workers are expected to be unemployed after last year’s flood crisis reduced forward purchase orders for some factories while others shifted their production to other provinces to avoid a repetition of flood problems, according to a senior labour official. Labour Protection and Welfare Department Director-General Arthit Isamo said that starting from the end of …

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