Vic floods

2022 - 10 - 14

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Victorian weather LIVE updates: Thousands ordered to evacuate ... (The Age)

2.38pm Alert: Ballarat suburbs within upgraded emergency warning zone · 2.35pm Evacuation warning changed to major flood warning for Heaths Rd, Cottrell St in ...

It is expected to peak around the major flood level (5.4 metres) this afternoon. There have been 12 properties affected by major flooding on the Leigh River, including the local school at Shelford. As the Campaspe, Loddon, Avoca, Mita Mita, King and Ovens rivers feed into the Murray, there will be prolonged flooding to the South Australian border for several weeks. The river will receive during Friday afternoon. Broken Creek will flood near Numurkah and Nathalia next week, but the scale of flooding is not yet known. Twelve properties and a shopping strip could be affected. Shepparton and Mooroopna will have moderate flooding from Saturday morning and major flood levels at midday Saturday. There will be 70 properties under direct threat, including a shopping centre on Cottrell Street. Major flooding will begin at Murchison on Friday night before reaching the peak late Saturday night. River levels at Orrvale will peak on Saturday afternoon. Expecting major flooding through townships like Bridgewater, Serpentine and Newstead. Major flood levels will continue through to Sunday at Seymour.

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Victorian man dies in backyard as floodwaters in Tasmania, New ... (ABC News)

Authorities report Victoria's first flood fatality — a man whose body was discovered in the backyard of his home in the state's north. Tasmania and NSW are ...

It's the flood of all floods this time," Graham says. "It came up quick at the last minute … "It's a mess in there. it came racing in," Sharon says. "I've been here for 40 years. In Victoria's west, the Avoca River is about to reach the major flood level of 7.5 metres at Charlton. By Jessica Riga By Kate Ainsworth By Ashleigh Barraclough - Parts of Shepparton affected by the warning are urged to head to a relief centre at the Shepparton Showgrounds "In the driveway, you have to walk through an inch and a half of mud," he says. By Joseph Dunstan

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A man, 71, has died in Rochester. In the meantime, you can keep up to date with the latest news on His body was found in floodwaters in his backyard.

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Man found dead in backyard as floodwaters continue to threaten ... (SBS)

A 71-year-old man has been found dead at his home in Rochester in Victoria's north after the regional town was inundated by flooding.

A let-up in the rain has been forecast for most of NSW in the coming days, although the Bureau of Meteorology says renewed flooding is possible for parts of the central west and southwest. Floods have left hundreds isolated and homes inundated in Victoria. Thousands of residents in the NSW town of Forbes have been hit with flooding despite a rainfall reprieve for much of the state. A resident navigates a flooded street in Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Friday, 14 October, 2022. The town of Deloraine in the northwest is among the worst affected, with aerial footage showing flooding of properties and businesses. The extent of the damage to hundreds of homes in the inner Melbourne suburb of Maribyrnong is just starting to become clear after the Maribyrnong River breached its banks on Friday.

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Man found dead in floodwaters (Sky News Australia)

Premier Daniel Andrews announced the man's death while addressing the media about Victoria's flood emergency. "It is my sad duty to have to confirm that a 71- ...

"We're going to see further evacuation warnings on the Campaspe River at Echuca later today and into Sunday. "We of course send our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. "Sadly last night... 25+ news channels in 1 place. "It is my sad duty to have to confirm that a 71-year-old man has been found deceased in the backyard of his property in Rochester," Mr Andrews said on Saturday. Victoria's floods have turned deadly, with the body of a 71-year-old man found in the backyard of his property in the state's north.

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