Disaster recovery information in your language
Information about natural disasters in Queensland and how to prepare for them is available in a range of languages. The translated fact sheets below also include the types of financial assistance grants that may be available following a disaster.
If you cannot find information in your language, please phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68) to access interpreting and translating services.
To apply for grants—or locate a Community Recovery Hub or support service, where available—visit the Disaster support and recovery page.
Translated fact sheets about natural disasters and financial assistance grants
Available in the following languages:
- English 385 KB)
- Arabic 501 KB)
- Burmese 506 KB)
- Cantonese 537.5 KB)
- Chin Hakha (Myanmar) 510.3 KB)
- Dari (Iran) 496 KB)
- Dinka (South Sudan) 544.3 KB)
- Dutch 478.8 KB)
- Dzongkha (Tibet) 496.9 KB)
- French 473.5 KB)
- German 469.3 KB)
- Greek 478.9 KB)
- Gujarati 501.6 KB)
- Hazaraghi 519.7 KB)
- Hindi 497.9 KB)
- Hmong 466.3 KB)
- Indonesian 464 KB)
- Italian 470.2 KB)
- Japanese 528.5 KB)
- Karen (Tibet) 493.9 KB)
- Kirundi (Rwanda) 493.9 KB)
- Korean 484.8 KB)
- Malay 463.7 KB)
- Mandarin 524.1 KB)
- Portuguese 466.5 KB)
- Punjabi 476.5 KB)
- Rohingya 466.3 KB)
- Russian 450.3 KB)
- Samoan 517.1 KB)
- Somali 463.9 KB)
- Spanish 472.1 KB)
- Swahili 463.7 KB)
- Tagalog (Filipino) 465.6 KB)
- Tamil 484.5 KB)
- Thai 496.1 KB)
- Tigrinya (Eritrea) 481.7 KB)
- Tok Pisin (PNG) 464.7 KB)
- Tongan 487.2 KB)
- Ukrainian 476.4 KB)
- Vietnamese 484.4 KB)
Common types of disasters in Queensland
Easy English
- Bushfires 219.5 KB) 309.1 KB)
- Cyclones 268.4 KB) 340.8 KB)
- Earthquakes 224.6 KB) 296.8 KB)
- Floods 224.7 KB) 609.6 KB)
- Severe weather 234.2 KB) 328.2 KB)
Yumplatok - Torres Strait Creole
- Bushfires 355.5 KB) 329.3 KB)
- Cyclones 325 KB) 203.6 KB)
- Earthquakes 306.3 KB) 209 KB)
- Floods 344.1 KB) 202.9 KB)
- Severe weather 320.3 KB) 200 KB)
Wik-Iinjtjenj - Wik-Ngathan
- Bushfires 283.1 KB) 305.7 KB)
- Cyclones 700.8 KB) 229.9 KB)
- Earthquakes 686.1 KB) 235.1 KB)
- Floods 577.6 KB) 235.8 KB)
- Severe weather 556.3 KB) 217.8 KB)
Audio files
Wik-Mungkan
- Preparing for bushfires and heatwaves (MP3, 0.99 MB)
- Preparing for cyclones and floods (MP3, 1.33 MB)
- Emergency hardship assistance (MP3, 1.48 MB)
- Essential services hardship assistance grant (MP3, 1.09 MB)
- Income tested grants (MP3, 1.26 MB)
Yumplatok – Torres Strait Creole
- Preparing for bushfires and heatwaves (MP3, 805 KB)
- Preparing for cyclones and floods (MP3, 930 KB)
- Emergency hardship assistance (MP3, 800 KB)
- Essential services hardship assistance (MP3, 721 KB)
- Income tested grants (MP3, 760 KB)
Posters
Wik-Mungkan
- Preparing for bushfires and heatwaves poster 100.6 KB)
- Preparing for cyclones and floods poster 93.9 KB)