Personal hardship assistance grants have been offered to residents of the Townsville and Burdekin shires after Tropical Cyclone Kirrily lashed the coast last week.
It comes as almost 29,000 customers remain without electricity following the cyclone, and crews work around the clock to restore power. Around 66,000 customers experienced a power outage at the peak of the cyclone's crossing.
Grants of up to $180 for individuals and up to $900 for families of five or more were announced on Saturday night, via the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements jointly funded by the federal and Queensland governments.
Residents are cleaning up after strong winds hit the region on Thursday evening along with rainfall totals between 100mm and 150mm, but minimal property damage was recorded.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles on Saturday said power outages were also affecting phone networks and water supply for around 10,000 households and urged those affected to continue conserving water.
🛰�Satellite shows ex-TC Kirrily spinning in NW QLD this afternoon, bringing heavy rain. To the east of the system, hot and humid tropical air is being drawn south over eastern QLD, leading to heatwave conditions & isolated thunderstorms. Satellite viewer: — Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) https://t.co/l3kCoJ1bPD pic.twitter.com/hCGMoflDYDJanuary 27, 2024
Parts of Queensland remains at risk of rain and flooding as ex-cyclone Kirrily moves across the state's northern interior, the weather bureau warned on Saturday.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued flood warnings for a number of rivers and creeks in Queensland's north.
Kirrily follows the destructive Tropical Cyclone Jasper lashing the state's far north in December bringing heavy rain, widespread isolation and major flooding.
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