NT Tourism Operators Plead for Aid After Floods, Cyclone

0:00It's March 31st, I'm Cory with the story. This is Sydney News Today, driven by AI. Tourism operators in Australia's Northern Territory are reeling from brutal floods and ex-tropical cyclone the rail, pleading with the local government. For emergency aid, just before the Easter long weekend rush. This mess hit after one of the top 10 wetdest wet seasons on record up north, soaking the top in and forcing spots like Kakadu National Park to shut. People flooded sections right when tourists flock in. Take Leanne Lane, who runs a family park two hours south of Darwin, three floods last month wrecked her cabins, leaving her with 600,000. Dollars in repair she can't insure against because no one's offering flood coverage for less than 100,000 bucks a year. Meanwhile, up on Bremmer Island off Nuhulenby, a luxury retreat got its bungalow roofs torn off by the cyclone, but owners are pushing to partially. Be open for locals this weekend, despite the chaos. Industry leaders say snagging disaster insurance is a nationwide headache for tourism, especially

1:04near water, and while the entity tourism ministers, teaming up with camber on fixes, businesses like these are hanging by a thread waiting for real support to keep the lights on.