Financial aid available for tornado zone [1]

Weatherzone, By: ABC, 04/18/2013

Financial assistance has been made available to Victorian farmers, businesses and charities in ten local government areas affected by fires and tornadoes last month. Low-interest loans of up to $200,000 from the federal and state governments can be accessed through the Rural Finance Corporation.

At least 20 people were taken to hospital and homes were damaged and destroyed when the tornado, with peak winds of 250 kilometres an hour, hit the area on March 19. There was considerable damage in the towns of Koonoomoo, near Cobram and Bundalong, on Lake Mulwala. Moira Shire Mayor Brian Keenan says help for those communities will be welcomed.

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