MELBOURNE, Australia –Approximately a dozen people have been reported dead from the flash flooding that battered northeastern Australia this week, with the wild weather forcing residents to evacuate and schools to close, while thousands of homes have been left immersed in water.
Thousands have been ordered to evacuate as the southeast coast of Australia experienced the worst flood in decades.
At least 300 people were left displaced including many Hare Krishna devotees living in the region. It has been reported that many devotees have lost their household furniture, cars, and much more. People have lost their businesses in town as well as their homes.
Brisbane Queensland, Sydney suburbs, and Nth NSW–Where ISKCON has its largest farming community and retreat Centre in Murwillumbah was completely inundated by floodwaters that are supposed to be an unprecedented once-in-a-500 year event.
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