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Major flood warnings issued in northern Tasmania as thousands urged to evacuate

Thousands of people from Latrobe to Liena have been urged to evacuate their homes after the Mersey River broke its banks amid increasing rainfall.

The SES issued evacuation orders on Thursday afternoon, saying Kimberly, Elizabeth Town, Merseylea, Sunnyside, Railton, Sassafras, Latrobe and Tarleton were all likely to be affected.

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