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Austrias disaster relief fund will expand from 300 million ($333 million) to 1 billion in the wake of this weeks flood catastrophe, Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Wednesday. Municipalities and private individuals can receive financial aid from this fund after natural disasters. Estimates of the flood damage are not yet available. Nehammers conservative ÖVP and the co-governing Greens also agreed to make another 40 million available for people whose homes are currently no longer habitable. In addition, private individuals and companies can deduct costs for repairs and new purchases