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Remote community power failure, diphtheria outbreak, and reliance on diesel generation.

🟡 Medium · Question without notice11 June 2026 · 147 words

Remote community faces power failure, diphtheria outbreak; still relies on unreliable diesel power.

Remote community power failure impacts medical services.

What urgent steps has the department taken to secure energy supplies to this community, noting that medical oxygen had to be powered using a caravan generator during the recent power outage?

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Dawson, StephenMcNeill, Sophie
Topics
energy supplyremote communitiespublic healthinfrastructurediesel power

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