Zurich AU
Help respond to the NSW flood disaster
After several days of record-breaking rain, NSW experienced serious flooding, which saw:
- 18,000 people evacuated in Sydney and the Mid-North coast where homes and livelihoods have been lost1
- 900 direct flood rescues2
- 130 school and road closures3
- around 450?gigalitres?of water a day has been released from Sydney’s main water supply the?Warragamba Dam?- equal to the contents of?Sydney Harbour, which is around 500 gigalitres.4
Zurich Australia and Z Zurich Foundation are collaborating to support the affected communities. So far, we’ve already pledged $25,000 to support relief efforts through a donation to the Australian Red Cross.
You can help too
We’ve set up a dedicated donation site in collaboration with the Red Cross:
redcross.org.au/campaigns/nsw-floods-appeal-2021-zurich
The Z Zurich Foundation will add a further 50% on top of the first $250,000 donated through this link.
Share the link now
You don’t have to be a Zurich customer to have your donations matched. Anyone can contribute, so share the link with family and friends, to see your donations go further.
Want to know more about the Z Zurich Foundation?
The Z Zurich Foundation is a charitable foundation funded by various members of the Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), one of which is Zurich Australia Limited.
See here, to find out more about the Z Zurich Foundation.
Are you a current customer affected by the current weather events?
We are here to settle claims as quickly as possible. See here, for more information on how to make a claim.
References:
1. Wikipedia -?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Eastern_Australian_floods
2. Red Cross -?https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/2021-nsw-floods-appeal
3. Sky News -?https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6242454743001
4. Water NSW -?https://www.waternsw.com.au/about/newsroom/2021/huge-rain-event-driving-major-warragamba-dam-spill