People across northern Australia are paying more than $2,700 on home and content insurance than others around the country, due to devastating cyclones and floods. Home premiums for those at the top end, from Queensland s Rockhampton to across the country to Karratha in Western Australia, have surged in the wake of multi-million claims related to weather catastrophes over the past decade. Residents are being quoted around $4,675 to insure their home and contents, compared to $1,908 for others around the country, according to financial comparison site Mozo. The average combined home & contents sum insured for both regions was around $615,000, according to Mozo, which analysed 160,000 quotes from 44 insurance companies for homes across Australia.
The Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed it is responding to a report of oil on Towers Beach in Dewey.
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, center, talks with a crew from Lewis Environmental as they clean tar from the beach at Tower Road, south of Dewey Beach, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Additional reports of oiled debris on the beach there were made on Monday, Jan. 18, with cleanup of about 100 pounds of debris completed on Jan. 20.Coastal Point | Kerin Magill
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) reported on Wednesday afternoon that cleanup efforts in response to a report of oil on Towers Beach near Dewey Beach had been completed. The oiled debris was first reported Monday evening, they said.