A while back, maybe a couple of years, not sure, we had some very bad storms here in the Dandenongs and a number of undamaged places were without power of any kind for several weeks.
From memory, after a week or so the government started moving in portable generators to homes that didn't have one.
It at least gave people some light and allowed some cooking, I think.
I wonder if they could do the same for people in some of the flood affected areas.
