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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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Tasmanians urged to be vigilant as the flood threat eases but premier warns 'not over yet'

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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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.

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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.

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Racing Victoria chief says Flemington racetrack wall had ‘unintended’ flood consequences

Andrew Jones says Victoria Racing Club was ‘entitled’ to protect its property from floods

The Guardian - AU

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

Pakistani finance minister sees gradual recovery from floods

Pakistan’s new finance minister estimated that it could take “close to three years’’ for the south Asian country to recover from devastating floods that killed more than 1,700 people and left nearly 8 million more homeless

The Independent UK

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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As Melbourne clean-up begins, concerns raised over whether Flemington Racecourse wall exacerbated flooding

Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse, home to next month's Melbourne Cup, escaped severe flooding as homes around it were inundated on Friday. The racecourse has a rock wall to protect it from flooding.

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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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Floodwaters still a danger in Tasmania's north as north-west residents begin clean-up after record rain

Authorities warn floodwaters still remain a danger in northern Tasmania, while some residents in the north-west begin the painful process of cleaning up after record rainfall.

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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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La Niña-induced wet summer may spell further disaster for NSW harvest

The damage bill is mounting as floods inundate crops, leaving farmers unsure if they will even be able to harvest.

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Victorian man dies in backyard as floodwaters in Tasmania, New South Wales move downstream — as it happened

Authorities report Victoria's first flood fatality — a man whose body was discovered in the backyard of his home in the state's north. Tasmania and NSW are also battling swollen waterways

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Raised Warragamba Dam wall risks ‘irreversible harm’ to Aboriginal cultural heritage, NSW report says

Study says the NSW government project could lead to the ‘total loss’ of some sites due to flooding

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The day Melbourne residents woke to the Maribyrnong 'consuming' their neighbourhoods

As residents of Melbourne communities along the Maribyrnong River remain wary and grapple with the scale of the damage caused by it breaking its banks on Friday, experts explain how "saturated" catchments contributed to the flood.

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.

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