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| Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes |
| 2022-10-18 |
| [An Nahar] Around 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated in Victoria state as a flood emergency continues across parts of Australia's southeast, an official said Monday. Victoria is the worst-affected state with some towns experiencing the highest river peaks in decades. The states of New South Wales and Tasmania were also experiencing flooding in an emergency that began last week. Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said Victoria faced "some serious flooding" with more rain forecast for late this week. "It's quite likely we'll see a flood peak happen and waters recede, followed by another peak, as different river systems come together," Watt told Australian Broadcasting Corp. "So this is a very serious situation and the reports I'm getting is we ... could be looking at up to 9,000 homes inundated in northern Victoria and potentially close to about 34,000 homes in Victoria either inundated or isolated," Watt added. Two people drowned and two were reported missing in Victoria and New South Wales in the past week. The latest fatality was a 71-year-old man found dead Saturday in floodwaters in the backyard of his home in Rochester, a central Victorian town about 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of the state capital Melbourne. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Lotsa runoff after those burns. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-18 16:29 |
| #1 Good thing they got those Covid shots, or it would b worse. /Brandon Hurricane Flooding Preparedness Tips |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-10-18 15:51 |