Kimberley communities eligible for 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

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.