Social costs of the 2022 floods
The cost of social and health impacts of the 2022 flood was estimated at $4.5 billion. Affecting over 500,000 people across South East Queensland, the disaster killed 13 people and injured 200 people. 22,000 psychological first aid visits were made, and around 46,000 reached out to Community Recovery for support.
Deloitte Access Economics (2022) “The social, financial and economic costs of the 2022 South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding Event” Queensland Reconstruction Authority
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