Cotton Continues Flood Recovery Efforts in Australia as Tropical Cyclones and Possibilities of More Rain Threaten
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (February 22, 2011) The catastrophic flooding that occurred between December and January left much of the Australian states of Queensland and Victoria in despair. The month-long flooding was the worst Australia had experienced in decades and Queensland had the wettest January in its recorded history. U.S.-based disaster recovery company, Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. (Cotton), activated their global arm for this operation, Cotton International, Inc., and was among the first recovery companies outside of Australia to respond. Veterans of every U.S. hurricane and natural disaster since 1996, Cotton is uniquely suited to help stop further property damage and begin the slow rebuilding process.
As a comprehensive disaster response specialist, Cotton received early interest from humanitarian relief organizations, international insurance carriers and brokers, and domestic clients with Australian portfolio exposure. Crews are currently operating in southern Victoria and Cotton will continue a presence to meet the requests for services if additional damage is sustained or as properties, already affected, get released for repairs. La Nina is to blame for the above average rainfall totals and increase in cyclones during the Australian storm season, but meteorologists predict this cycle will begin to break down in March or April, bringing relief to people on the Eastern coast.
Cotton CEO, Pete Bell, who has been heading up the command center from the company’s Houston headquarters said, “I think this has been a tremendous opportunity for Cotton to extend our hand globally. After events such as this, our job is to get the properties inspected and safely cleaned up so the people of the affected regions can quickly rebuild their homes, businesses and lives.”
About Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. has been a global provider of disaster recovery services since 1996, serving corporate and retail businesses, manufacturing and industrial clients, healthcare, education and hospitality industries, and government agencies. Consisting of multiple specialized divisions, Cotton has been an instrumental player in the recovery and restoration efforts stemming from the most damaging catastrophes of the past two decades, including high-impact weather events and other natural disasters, wild fires, terrorist attacks and environmental mishaps. Most recently, Cotton provided massive resources for the BP oil spill cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. Cotton is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cotton Holdings, Inc.
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