THE head of
Queensland's flood appeal says donations are so low they won't go anywhere near
helping those who've lost it all.
Terry Mackenroth says only $6 million has been raised
so far, including $1 million each from the state and federal governments.
“For the amount of devastation I've seen just through
watching television, it is not going to go anywhere near paying the sorts of
claims we will receive,” he told reporters.
“When someone's house has been flooded, they probably
don't even have a toothbrush; they've lost everything.”
Mr Mackenroth said just to make emergency payments,
the committee would need to raise between $15 million and $25 million.
“That's just to start, before we start to look at
repairing homes and replacing some homes,” he said. Read more
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