Australia's east coast floods to be declared a national emergency: PM Scott

Floods that have devastated Australia's east coast will be declared a national emergency, PM Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid and urgent supplies to worst hit areas

Floods that have devastated Australia's east coast will be declared a national emergency, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid and urgent supplies to the worst-hit areas.
 

Morrison, on a visit to the devastated town of Lismore in northern New South Wales, also pledged more financial support for people and businesses affected by weeks of rain that have submerged rural towns and suburbs across Sydney.
 

The emergency declaration, which was set up after Australia's destructive 2019 bushfires, will help cut red tape and speed up aid from defence personnel amid criticism about a slow