Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning

Insufficient accomodation and government support spark calls for better resourcing and planning in disaster responses

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After being evicted from her short-term accommodation to make way for tourists, flood victim Margaret was left with nowhere else to go.

I would have been homeless, living out of my car with two dogs," the 79-year-old said.

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