Translated fact sheets about natural disasters
These fact sheets provide translated information about the top 5 most commonly experienced natural disasters in Queensland, and how you can better prepare for them:
- bushfires
- cyclones
- earthquakes
- floods
- severe weather.
The fact sheets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Creole and Wik feature a design by Aboriginal artist Leigh Harris of Ingeous Studios, depicting how Queenslanders traverse the impacts of natural disasters on our communities. The fact sheets in Creole and Wik are available as an audio file. There are also posters in these languages about preparing for bushfires and heatwaves as well as cyclones and floods.
If you cannot find information in your language, please phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68) to access interpreting and translating services.
The fact sheets are available in the following languages:
- English
- Easy English
- ATSI Easy English
- العَرَبِيَّة - Arabic
- 廣東話 - Cantonese
- Ελληνικά - Greek
- हिन्दी - Hindi
- lus Hmoob - Hmong
- 日本語 - Japanese
- 한국어 - Korean
- 官话 - Mandarin
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi
- Gagana faʻa Sāmoa - Samoan
- Español - Spanish
- Wikang Tagalog - Tagalog
- Tok Pisin
- lea faka-Tonga - Tongan
- Yumplatok - Torres Strait Creole
- Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
- Wik-Iinjtjenj - Wik-Ngathan
The fact sheets are also available as an audio file in the following languages:
English
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Easy English
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
ATSI Easy English
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
العَرَبِيَّة - Arabic
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
廣東話 - Cantonese
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Ελληνικά - Greek
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
हिन्दी - Hindi
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
lus Hmoob - Hmong
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
日本語 - Japanese
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
한국어 - Korean
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
官话 - Mandarin
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Gagana faʻa Sāmoa - Samoan
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Español - Spanish
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Wikang Tagalog - Tagalog
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Tok Pisin
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
lea faka-Tonga - Tongan
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Yumplatok - Torres Strait Creole
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Wik-Iinjtjenj - Wik-Ngathan
- Bushfires ,
- Cyclones ,
- Earthquakes ,
- Floods ,
- Severe weather ,
Audio
Wik-Mungkan
Yumplatok – Torres Strait Creole
Posters
Wik-Mungkan
Yumplatok – Torres Strait Creole
More information
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