'The lockdown in Flemington caught us off-guard without foods'

Police are seen enforcing a lockdown at public housing towers on Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne.

Police are seen enforcing a lockdown at public housing towers on Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne. Source: AAP

Makur and his family are among the 3000 residents of Flemington and North Melbourne who are now facing the hard lockdown in Victoria. Makur said that the lockdown announcement caught them off-guard and his family had not done any shopping.


His children are allergic to some types of foods, and that left in a bad situation. Today, his sister was allowed to supplies some shopping, but Makur is worried about families who don't have relatives outside. Makur was an interview on SBS Dinka radio today


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'The lockdown in Flemington caught us off-guard without foods' | SBS Dinka