When disaster strikes, emergency responders can't respond to every call. Communities must be helped to help themselves
- Written by: Rebecca McNaught, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
As record-breaking floods in North Queensland ease and water levels recede, the focus now turns to the mop-up and recovery. Residents have been supporting each other through the flood crisis, such as processing donated goods, conducting welfare checks on neighbours and helping each other clean up homes.
Such community resilience in disasters is...
