QLD:Help at last for Silkwood after Yasi

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2011
QLD:Help at last for Silkwood after Yasi

Army trucks and teams of SES workers are rolling into the small cyclone-affected townships
of Silkwood and Kurrimine Beach .. south of Cairns.

Up until today locals say there's been little outside help since Cyclone Yasi ripped
through their neighbourhood a week ago .. causing widespread damage to homes and farms.

Some residents are also angry it's taking insurance assessors a long time to arrive.

Local police say at least a dozen houses and businesses have been destroyed in the
townships .. home to about three thousand people .. while many more have been damaged.

Half a dozen local police have been helping tarp roofs .. distribute generators and
remove trees and debris from homes and roads.

AAP RTV peb/crh/tm

KEYWORD: YASI SILKWOOD (SILKWOOD)

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