The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Hundreds of kilometres of roads have been destroyed by floods, with sections of bitumen completely lifted off highways and taken downstream in some parts of the state.

Crops are submerged and dairy farms are without electricity in northern Victoria, and there are fears rain later this week could lead to another round of flooding.

A Victorian town will be isolated by floodwaters for a week, as the flooding disaster unfolds and the state announces a $351 million recovery package.

Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews says more than 11,000 people have applied for emergency flood relief payments, giving authorities an idea of the number of people affected by the crisis. Flood conditions in Shepparton have stabilised, but residents in Echuca will face another peak in 48 hours.

Waters up to 12 metres are expected to inundate properties in some areas

ATHENS: Two people were killed after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, firefighters said on Sunday.

The floods ravaging Victoria have destroyed hundreds of homes and left at least one person dead. Some rivers are not expected to peak until Monday and more wet weather may leave towns battling floodwaters again in the coming weeks.

The time to leave areas of Central Victoria passed on Sunday with emergency crews warning anyone remaining in Shepparton, Orrvale, Mooroopna and Elmore to Rochester to find high ground as flood waters rise.

Australia is grappling with devastating floods with Victoria state, including the city of Melbourne, underwater and warnings for two other states for more torrential rain