Bushfires Clean-Up Too Slow, Say Councils

Chickens mill around a burnt out property in Kiah, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2020. Reuters/Tracey Nearmy

The clean-up of homes destroyed in Australia’s unprecedented bushfires has been too slow, the royal commission into the disaster has been told.

A number of councils have raised concerns over delays in the process, with NSW’s Clarence Valley Council saying the clean-up needs to start within weeks rather than months.