Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding

WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen

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Emergency financial relief has been extended to flood victims in Western Australia and the Northern Territory as governments respond to unprecedented" flooding that has inundated roads and left towns and communities isolated.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Monday pledged the commonwealth would provide any support the WA and NT governments required, as the Kimberley continued to grapple with once-in-a-century" flooding after ex-tropical Cyclone Ellie.