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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here's why they're happening now – and how they compare to the past

Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But floods can hit – just not as often.

The Conversation

Australians rush to grab sandbags as heavy rain slams southeast

Hundreds of homes in southeast Australia were without power on Thursday and residents filled sandbags as an intense weather system lashed the region, bringing warnings of more heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding.

Reuters

Brisbane dam releases water in flood plans

The Queensland government has authorised Wivenhoe Dam operators to release drinking water into the Brisbane River in preparation for possible floods.

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Forbes residents ordered to evacuate, police search for missing man as New South Wales flooding continues

Parts of Forbes, including the central business district, are being told to leave as the Lachlan River continues to rise. Meanwhile, in the state's west, police are searching for a 63-year-old who went missing earlier this week.

ABC News

Power cut, state on flood alert as winds, heavy rain arrive

Thousands of homes across Victoria are without power, and Tasmanians are on flood alert as heavy rain lashes south-eastern Australia.

The New Daily

Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missing

A day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrín has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing

The Independent UK

Residents urged to evacuate as floodwater rises in Victoria's north and central areas

Emergency warnings issued in Victoria and residents warned to evacuate, as Castlemaine loses power.

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Stretched SES crews warn of disaster in regional towns with more rain on the way

Lake Cargelligo is home to 1,500 people but only has three SES volunteers. The unit commander warns this is putting lives at risk in regional New South Wales.

ABC News

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

Several people have been rescued in Tasmania's north while residents from Latrobe to Liena and Meander to Hadspen are being urged to evacuate as the Mersey and Meander rivers rise amid increasing rainfall.

ABC News

Town evacuated as NSW floodwaters rise

Forbes in the NSW central west is being evacuated ahead of major flooding as the search continues for a man missing near floodwaters.

AAP

Vic downpour prompts evacuation warning

Residents in low-lying areas of Central Victoria have been told they are in danger and need to move to higher ground with major flooding expected.

AAP

Nearly a million affected by South Sudan flooding, warns UN

The number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned.

Radio France Internationale

'Not biblical yet': farmers await floods

With predictions of major flooding at Forbes, in the NSW central west, farmers have already lost their crops to heavy rainfall.

AAP

Rain across Victoria expected to cause flooding, evacuations in worst-hit areas

Residents in flood-prone areas of Central Victoria are sandbagging properties with the swollen Campaspe, Avoca and Loddon river catchments expected to be areas of deepest concern.

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Vic’s About To Be Splooged By A Wet Weather Dong So Check If You’re In A Flood Zone Now

Premier Daniel Andrews has warned of flash flooding in Melbourne and across the state as residents brace for Wednesday and Thursday's deluge.

Reuters

Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises

Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend floods that swept through the town, leaving many wondering where they will live.

ABC News

Carisbrook residents continue to wait for levee almost 12 years on from devastating 2011 floods

As residents of Carisbrook in Central Victoria stare down the barrel of two days of heavy rain, they fear a repeat of 2011 when floods swept through the community.

AAP

Man dies in floodwaters, more rain for NSW

A man has died in floodwaters in central western NSW as already sodden communities such as Forbes take precautions ahead of another deluge.

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Victorians in flood zones urged to stockpile three days of supplies amid severe weather forecast

Bureau of Meteorology predicts ‘significant rain event’, with the heaviest falls expected Thursday

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Victorian residents warned to avoid floodwater and secure properties ahead of major storms

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning Victorians to be on alert, with the most significant rain event of the year poised to unfold on Thursday.

AAP

Victoria on alert for flash flooding

Flash floods are forecast across much of Victoria in the coming days, with warnings issued across the state and communities advised to prepare.

ABC News

Southern NSW bracing for flood peaks, more than 100 flood alerts in place across NSW

Wagga Wagga and Forbes residents are on high alert as communities in the north and Central West prepare to be cut off. There are more than 100 alerts in place across the state.

ABC News

Sydney news: Residents across the state warned to brace for more rainfall tomorrow

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW residents are being warned to brace for more rainfall from tomorrow as a band of bad weather sweeps across the state.

AAP

East coast on flood watch, rain to return

Rain has eased but people across NSW are still on high alert with another deluge due to hit the state, which is still recovering from repeated flood events.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll from Nigeria boat accident rises to 76

The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, with others still reported missing.

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