Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle: ‘Vulnerable’ evacuees from Katherine aged care homes housed in open-sided basketball court
•Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity.
•NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFrail aged care residents were forced to shelter in an open-sided basketball co...
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المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianSome residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity. NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’
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Frail aged care residents were forced to shelter in an open-sided basketball court in Katherine, sleeping in makeshift conditions as authorities scrambled to prepare for major river flooding triggered by ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
Residents from Rocky Ridge and Katherine Hostel aged care facilities were evacuated to MacFarlane primary school where many spent the night at a covered basketball court, with rain blowing into the open-sided shelter, as the deep tropical-low swept through the region.
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