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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

One-off federal assistance payments are now available in five Victorian and three Tasmanian local government areas, in addition to existing state support payments.

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

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.

As flood damage is assessed and authorities downgrade warnings in Tasmania, they say the danger has not yet passed and have urged people to remain vigilant.

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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.

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