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Adrian Black

Busiest month on record for Vic SES

Victoria's State Emergency Service has been inundated with calls during the state's flood crisis.

SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said the outfit responded to almost 13,700 calls for help in October, eclipsing the June 2021 record of 10,740 calls.

"October was the busiest month on record for Vic SES volunteers ... off the back of what is now regarded as Victoria's wettest month on record," Mr Wiebusch told reporters at Melbourne's State Control Centre.

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