Alexandra Rosellen Jones
Journalist at SBS News
Journalist @sbsnews | Previously @abcnews | Lawyer | Cellist | Views my own
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2 weeks ago |
sbs.com.au | Alexandra Rosellen Jones
Sam Halloran wanted to raise his son in the house his father Leigh raised him in. But their dream turned to a nightmare as the biggest flood in living memory tore through their community in May. The Manning River rose so quickly that Sam, his wife and two-year-old son became trapped on the second level of their riverside home just outside the Taree CBD, in Glenthorne, NSW. His wife and son were airlifted to safety by helicopter, in a dramatic rescue Sam filmed from their balcony.
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2 weeks ago |
sbs.com.au | Alexandra Rosellen Jones
Content warning: The story contains distressing images of dead animals. Brothers Kevin and Doug Schlenert have been lifelong dairy farmers, carrying on in the footsteps of three generations of their family. Floods that devastated the NSW mid-north coast last week destroyed their diary production facilities and killed at least 70 per cent of their herd. "I've got no dairy now to keep going.
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3 weeks ago |
sbs.com.au | Alexandra Rosellen Jones
澳洲總理艾巴尼斯（Anthony Albanese）即將造訪災情慘重的 Taree 社區，但居民表示，政府承諾的援助與實際災情相比，根本遠遠不足以應對。 Andrews一家在新州中北海岸的 Taree的 農地上的房屋已居住逾百年。 房屋後方堆滿幾米高的牆的殘骸，滿地都是樹木、扭曲的金屬、破碎的圍欄、農場設備與電纜，全被洶湧的洪水沖走，並纏繞在建築物不同地方上。 Andrews一家在新州中北海岸的 Taree的 農地上的房屋已居住逾百年。 Source: SBS 現年80多歲的 Ian Andrews 表示，他急需協助去清理這些殘骸。 他強忍淚水指「令人心碎」，「你可以看到這堆殘骸的數量，我們得盡快清理」，「我們需要卡車，這裡有20、30、甚至40輛卡車的殘骸。」 房屋後方堆滿幾米高的牆的殘骸，滿地都是樹木、扭曲的金屬、破碎的圍欄、農場設備與電纜，全被洶湧的洪水沖走，並纏繞在建築物不同地方上。 Source: SBS / Alexandra Jones 他強忍淚水指「令人心碎」，「你可以看到這堆殘骸的數量，我們得盡快清理」，「我們需要卡車，這裡有20、30、甚至40輛卡車的殘骸。」...
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3 weeks ago |
sbs.com.au | Alexandra Rosellen Jones
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to visit flood-ravaged communities in Taree, but residents say the promised government assistance falls far short of what's needed to confront the scale of the disaster. For over a century, the Andrews family have lived in a house on farmland in Taree on the NSW mid-north coast. Now, it's the scene of unimaginable destruction. A densely packed wall of debris — several metres high — surrounds the back of the home.
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3 weeks ago |
sbs.com.au | Cameron Carr |Alexandra Rosellen Jones
The army has been dispatched to help with a mammoth clean-up effort after flooding wiped out at least 400 homes on Australia's east coast. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australian Defence Force personnel would be dispatched from Tuesday to help with recovery and clean-up efforts. "The presence of ADF personnel on the ground brings enormous confidence to communities that are really doing it tough," he told reporters on Monday.
Journalists covering the same region
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Amelia Bernasconi
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Angus Michie
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Jennifer Ingall
Senior Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
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‘Dead cows in the house’: How floods devastated Australian farmers https://t.co/GJv5I4JipS
'A war zone': Desperate for help, flood-hit residents say army deployment 'isn't enough' https://t.co/C04T1If7Bu
Cows dead on beaches, beehives destroyed: Locals 'numb' after NSW flood devastation https://t.co/FhEm2IPpmh