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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kris Swales

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Go-karts and a park bench at the local caravan park after flash flooding near the Wye river in Victoria
Go-karts and a park bench at the local caravan park after flash flooding near the Wye river in Victoria. Photograph: Michael Currie/AAP

Good afternoon.

Authorities have defended the timing of warnings for holidaymakers along Victoria’s surf coast who were hit by an “unprecedented weather event” on Thursday.

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