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Explainer-Australia floods: why the country is battling weather again

Floods caused by torrential rain are hitting large swathes of southeast Australia, inundating hundreds of homes and forcing authorities to urge thousands of people to evacuate.

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Australian flood crisis: southeast states on emergency alert

Emergency warnings remained in place on Saturday for parts of Australia's southeast as floods, sparked by days of heavy rain, impacted three states, with hundreds of people having to be rescued from floodwaters.

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Man dies in Victorian town of Rochester and Shepparton told to evacuate – as it happened

More than 500 Victorian homes damaged and 500 others cut off in flooding. This blog is now closed

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Evacuation orders issued for parts of Narrandera South as moderate flooding threatens to close roads

The SES has told residents in parts of Narrandera South to evacuate before 8pm on Saturday as moderate flooding threatens to close roads in southern New South Wales.

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Shepparton, Echuca residents in Victoria's north told to evacuate after flood death at Rochester

Authorities urge residents in two communities in northern Victoria to evacuate immediately, as floodwaters surge towards the regional hub.

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Communities on edge as rivers, creeks rise after deluge across Australia's south-east

Communities across the country's south-east are bracing for the effects of heavy rainfall to continue, with towns across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales carefully monitoring swollen rivers and creeks.

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Hundreds flee massive flooding in Chad capital

Hundreds of inhabitants of Chad's capital N'Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts of the city navigable only by boat.

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Too late to leave for those in Vic's north

Residents in Shepparton, Orrvale, Kialla West, and Mooroopna in Victoria's north have been warned it is too late to leave their homes.

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Floods hit NSW towns despite rain reprieve

Despite clear skies for much of the state, towns such as Forbes in central-west NSW remain on high alert due to flooding.

AAP

Death toll from Nigerian floods tops 500 - ministries

Widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, left around 90,000 homes under water and blocked food and fuel supplies, two government ministries said on Friday.

Reuters

‘Just too much rain’: small-town Australians survey damage after massive flooding

As thousands of people fled their homes, many Victorians and Tasmanians sat in darkness, ready with sandbags and shovels to fight the rain

The Guardian - AU

Floods Swallow Cars, Swamp Houses in 'Major' Australian Emergency

Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia floods: Three states issue evacuation orders after heavy rain

South eastern parts saw a month’s worth of rain in two days

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‘Far from over’: Victoria’s flood horror tipped to escalate further

Hundreds of properties are underwater or isolate and thousands of people remain without power, as Australia's flood emergency worsens.

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Floods force thousands from their homes in southeastern Australia

Two days of incessant rain leave Melbourne suburb inundated and leave Victoria state’s dams at or near capacity.

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Homes inundated by swollen rivers in Australian floods

Homes have been flooded in Melbourne and other cities in Australia’s southeast with rivers forecast to remain dangerously high for days

Reuters

Australia suffers flash floods in southeast, Melbourne suburb evacuated

Thousands of people across Australia's southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, after two days of incessant rains triggered flash flooding and fast-moving waters burst river banks.

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Emergency warning for Maribyrnong River, thousands under flood evacuation orders across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania — as it happened

Residents in inner-city suburbs of Melbourne are rescued by boat as some of the worst flooding in decades hits Victoria. Meanwhile, thousands of people in in NSW and Tasmania are also under evacuation orders.

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Thousands Evacuated In Melbourne And Regional Vic After Heavy Rainfall And The Pics Are Scary

Floodwaters have forced thousands to evacuate their homes in parts of suburban Melbourne and regional Victoria on Friday after heavy rain.

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Residents in Melbourne's west evacuate as floodwaters spread through Maribyrnong, Werribee

Homes in Melbourne's west have been flooded, after areas near the Maribyrnong and Werribee rivers were evacuated and emergency services had to rescue trapped residents.

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Morning mail: flood evacuation warnings in three states, 3.3 million in poverty, EV sales rise

Friday: Towns worked to evacuate livestock and dig trenches as rivers burst, with some areas facing the worst flooding in almost 50 years. Plus: what can single people do to celebrate their lives

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Flooded Lachlan River continues to rise at Forbes, evacuated residents told not to return home

The Lachlan River is still shy of its expected peak in the Central West NSW town of Forbes. Meanwhile, the Murrumbidgee flood continues to move downstream and the search for a man missing since Tuesday resumes.

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Shepparton residents on high alert as flooding continues to devastate regional Victoria

Regional communities remain on high alert as flood waters continue to rise and put homes and businesses at risk.

AAP

Victorians on high alert as rivers peak

Rain is expected to ease in Victoria but forecasters have urged people to heed warnings as water flows downstream and rivers peak.

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