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Vic town to be isolated by floods for week

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.

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Victorian floods displace thousands, residents in Echuca brace for second river peak

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.

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Australian PM tours flood-hit parts of Victoria as flood crisis batters three states

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

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Major flooding in Crete kills 2

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

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‘Would you like lunch? Can I clean out the chook house?’: what flood survivors actually need after disaster strikes

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.

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'Too late to leave' for residents of Shepparton, Orrvale as rivers set to peak Monday

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.

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Australia floods: Cities hit by raging waters as 8,000 homes are left underwater

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

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Australian PM tours flood-hit areas; evacuations, sandbagging underway

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the city of Melbourne, as three southeastern states continued to grapple with a flood crisis after days of heavy rain.

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More than 100 schools to be closed on Monday amid Victorian flood crisis – as it happened

Residents in Victoria’s north told to move to higher ground as situation worsens. This blog is now closed

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Victoria's flood crisis 'far from over', with Shepparton inundated and Echuca on high alert

There are fears up to 10,000 homes in the Shepparton region of Victoria could be flooded, with other towns around the state warned to be on high alert.

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More rain forecast for flood-stricken NSW

Another storm system could dump more rain on saturated catchments across NSW, bringing a renewed threat of flooding.

AAP

Flood crisis worsens in Victoria's north

Victoria has been hit for widespread flooding, with more than 600 homes and businesses inundated and dozens of people rescued fro the rising water.

AAP

Flood evacuations reach northern Victoria, with Tasmania on high alert, as NSW begins clean-up

Thousands of people in communities throughout northern Victoria are told it's too late to leave as flooding exceeds the devastation of 2011.

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Torrential Rainfall Leads To More Flooding In Waterlogged Southeastern Australia

Torrential rainfall led to dozens of rescues, hundreds of evacuations and thousands of power outages across southeastern Australia

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Victoria floods: Shepparton and Mooroopna ‘too late to leave’ as man found dead in Rochester backyard

Victorian authorities warn flooded rivers yet to peak and prepare for one of the largest evacuation operations in the state’s history

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Man dies in Victorian floods as floodwaters moves south in Tasmania and NSW

Evacuation orders are in place in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania as flooding continues to impact residents.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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.

AAP

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.

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