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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Stephanie Convery

Damaging wind and rain lash Victoria overnight with snow flurries reported in NSW

A fresh blanket of snow at Guthega, NSW, buries plants and trees during a blizzard in the Snowy Mountains.
A fresh blanket of snow at Guthega, NSW, during a blizzard in the Snowy Mountains. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Damaging winds and driving rain lashed Victoria on Monday night while snow flurries were reported in northern New South Wales as a low pressure system brought bitter, wintry weather across south-eastern Australia.

The Victorian State Emergency Services fielded more than 300 requests for assistance overnight as strong winds and rain hit the state, felling trees, damaging dwellings, and flooding low-lying areas and river catchments.

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