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Australian PM tours flood-hit areas; evacuations, sandbagging underway

Volunteers assist local residents with cleanup efforts following severe flooding in the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne, Australia, October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the city of Melbourne, as three southeastern states continued to grapple with a flood crisis after days of heavy rain.

Parts of Victoria, southern New South Wales and northern regions of Tasmania were under flood warnings after a weather system last week dumped more than a month's worth of rain on the southeast.

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