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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Benita Kolovos, Caitlin Cassidy and Adeshola Ore

ADF to double its assistance to flood victims as Victorian premier warns disaster is ‘far from over’

Firefighters and locals survey sandbag levees as the water slowly rises to its flood peak in Echuca
Firefighters and locals survey sandbag levees as the water slowly rises to its flood peak in Echuca. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The Australian Defence Force will double its assistance to flood-affected residents in Victoria, as the state’s premier, Daniel Andrews, warns the crisis is “far from over” with more rain forecast for the coming days.

“We are going to see more rain, we’ve still got many thousands of people with homes full of water, others who can’t go back because they have left and are now cut off from their home,” Andrews said on Tuesday afternoon.

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