Queensland has been unlucky lately.
Under the influence of extreme weather,
Not only is the tourism industry damaged,
Right now
Even the normal life of the people is affected!
The shelves are empty...
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The shelves are empty, and nothing can be purchased
Since before New Year's Day, frequent storms have swept through Queensland, and into 2024, the situation is still not improving, many theme parks on the Gold Coast have been closed many times due to weather problems, a large number of tourists have been affected, and even the tourism industry has been forced to suffer.
Now, this effect has spread further and threatens the normal life of Queensland residents!
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Under the influence of bad weather, Queensland's commodity supply chain has been disrupted, and a large number of basic daily necessities cannot be delivered in time, so that there is an abnormal shortage of goods in some areas.
Today, the shelves of many supermarkets in South East Queensland are still empty, with no goods in sight.
Even the most basic commodities like bread and milk are not available.
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This statement is not an exaggeration at all, and many residents have complained on social media that milk cannot be bought in supermarkets...
A number of Coles and Woolworths supermarkets in Caboolture, Morayfield, Burpengary, Kenmore, Deception Bay, Everton Hills and Salisbury are experiencing shortages.
Why is there a shortage of milk? It's mainly because of bad weather.
The Gold Coast Norco milk plant in Coombabah suffered a power outage after the stormy weather at Christmas, causing delays in production and distribution.
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Supply chains are disrupted, making it difficult to get supplies
Strictly speaking, it's not just one dairy farm that is affected, but the supply chain is the biggest problem, because of violent storms, blown down trees that block traffic, or flooded roads that prevent trucks from moving properly.
All of this has a direct impact on supply.
At first, supermarkets were able to maintain their existing inventory, but as existing inventory decreased, the shelves became more and more empty!
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As soon as the shelves were empty, people worried that they would not be able to buy goods in a short period of time began to rush to buy, and the situation worsened further.
A spokesperson for Coles confirmed bad weather had affected multiple of the supermarket's suppliers in Queensland.
"Including our milk and bread suppliers, who have been affected by the power outage," he said. ”
Coles confirmed that suppliers are now back in operation, while Coles, one of Australia's largest supermarket chains, is also replenishing shelves by bringing in inventory from other states.
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A spokesperson for Woolworths also confirmed that its stores were affected by supplier delays.
"Unfortunately, one of our milk suppliers and bread suppliers recently suffered a power outage during a storm in south-east Queensland," she said. Although the supply of these brands has decreased, we have brought in additional stock from other brands to ensure that customers can continue to buy milk and bread. ”
Woolworths said its private label milk stocks were not affected and stock levels for other brands are expected to recover soon.
At last
The impact of bad weather in Queensland has been so great that the most important tourism industry has suffered a huge loss, and people are now unable to continue their daily lives...
Fortunately, this series of natural disasters has slowly faded, and I hope that these effects can be eliminated as soon as possible!