Echuca

2022 - 10 - 16

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Flooding to remain 'for a week', as swollen rivers bear down on ... (The Age)

The deadly floods inundating homes in central and northern Victoria are not expected to recede for up to a week, as emergency services warn of some of the ...

He joined The Age in 2007 and has previously covered state politics, transport, general news, the arts and food.Connect via We are asking people to leave and not stay in their homes,” said Tim Wiebusch, head of the State Emergency Service. The river reached a height of 12.09 metres in the 1974 floods. [Benjamin Preiss](/by/benjamin-preiss-hvf88)is The Age's regional editor. “Hell no,” she said. Police are preparing a report for the coroner. “You need to be alert to your conditions and need to be preparing to evacuate, particularly if you’re in areas within some distance of the river,” he said. “Imagine that water coming down from the Campaspe River, it will meet the Murray and that will prevent water flushing through the Murray River,” said Bessard. “They are in very flat areas so it takes time for water to be flushed [away] and for the river level to go down,” said Bureau of Meteorology senior hydrologist Yves Bessard. The water level on the Goulburn was expected to exceed the major flood level of 11 metres overnight, with the possibility it could hit 12 metres on Tuesday. Evacuation warnings were issued for the towns of Shepparton and Echuca as water moved down the Goulburn and Campaspe rivers on Saturday afternoon, with some people told they could be away from their homes for a long period. The deadly floods inundating homes in central and northern Victoria are not expected to recede for up to a week, as emergency services warn of some of the “largest evacuations that we have ever seen” in coming days.

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Residents in Echuca brace for more flooding, with Kerang warned of ... (ABC News)

The Campaspe and Murray rivers in Echuca are set to rise in the coming days, while residents in Kerang fear a repeat of the 2011 floods that left them ...

We've lifted up everything that we can." He said there was capacity for 250 more beds at the facility, which will be made available if the current 250 places are filled. He also said there will be a review of the flood wall around Flemington Racecourse, after As of Sunday night, there were also evacuation warnings for Charlton, in the state's north-west, and Bunbartha, north of Shepparton. He said the SES was expecting 7,300 properties to be surrounded or inundated. Over in Shepparton, residents of the regional centre were warned on Sunday it was too late to leave. Mr Wiebusch said Sunday he expected the Goulburn River to hit a maximum peak of around 12.2m early Monday morning. "There was a lot of lessons learnt out of January 2011, and since then we've done a bit of work around preparing for another event like this," he said at the Kerang community meeting. Mr Wiebusch said the Loddon River was expected to peak Monday into Tuesday, before reaching a higher peak on Tuesday night. As of Sunday night, Echuca was under an evacuate immediately warning, as the Campaspe River was expected to peak at 96.2 metres on Sunday afternoon. He said the SES expected 1,000 to 1,200 properties could come under threat for three to four days. - Residents in Kerang are being warned the town could be isolated for two weeks

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Gallery | Echuca-Moama floods through the lens (Riverine Herald)

Echuca-Moama is currently facing one of its biggest floods in recent memory. Riverine Herald photographer Steve Huntley captured the developing situation.

Photo: Steve Huntley Photo by Steve HuntleyBy Josh Huntly and Steve Huntley Photo: Steve Huntley Photo by Steve Huntley Swollen: The Murray River by the Echuca Port area during the ongoing flooding. Photo: Steve Huntley Photo by Steve Huntley Rising: The Murray River creeps up under the old Echuca-Moama Bridge.

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Flood crisis worsens in Victoria's north (Cessnock Advertiser)

The flooding crisis has worsened in Victoria's north with residents told to move to higher ground. Emergency services repeated warnings for Echuca and ...

"But people are making the most of it. It doesn't happen very often." "The community is sticking together and helping each other out. It was too late for those living between Elmore and Rochester, who were advised to take shelter. Advertisement Major flood warnings are also in place for the Broken, Avoca and Loddon rivers, and the Seven and Castle creeks.

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