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Subscriber only OFTEN overshadowed by the horror events of 2013, the 2010/11 Bundaberg floods were the worst in 40 years, ripping through homes, businesses and bringing about a temporary closure of the port. The days of December 28-29 saw the worst of the flooding event.
Boats on the Burnett River during the 2010 floods: Footage of boats on the Burnett River during the 2010 floods. Hundreds of homes were evacuated in the event, sparking fears of looting. Water St s Simon Jackson, who had been ferrying people from their inundated homes, told the
NewsMail he was exhausted, hadn t slept and feared looters would visit empty homes.
SOME Trinidadian workers currently stranded on fruit farms across Canada were still able to enjoy a Trini- style Christmas with fruit cake, sorrel and roti, as the diaspora rallied to bring some cheer to the exiled nationals.
One such exercise was spearheaded by Drupatiâs, a roti and Indian delicacies shop in Toronto, where Trinidadians looking to comfort their fellow citizens were able to drop off boxes of local delights that form the essence of a âTriniâ Christmas.
One Trinidadian resident in Canada said she heard about the drive from a cousin, packed a box and sent it in.
âI wish I could have done more, theyâre our people,â she told the Express yesterday.
Donations of food, gifts bring taste of Trinidad and Tobago to stranded farm workers
Roughly 400 people from Trinidad and Tobago are stuck on Canadian farms after labouring through the pandemic as essential workers. They won t be home for Christmas, but the community is bringing the celebration to them.
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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 4:10 AM ET | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Nicole Anatascio-Davis (left) and Racheal Singh react as Charles Haggart and Petty Ramrattan delivery a box of food to their bunkhouse at Schuyler Farms in Norfolk County, Ont. on Dec. 22, 2020.(Dan Taekema/CBC)