Impact assessment underway in Australian state
MELBOURNE: Authorities in Victoria confirmed on Wednesday that impacts were being assessed in several cities in the Australian state’s north, as floodwaters began to recede.
“Yes, we saw six properties with flooding to the upper floors, 17 with flooding in and around their properties. In Seymour, we saw seven businesses with flooding to the upper floors and the effects of flooding in another 11 residential properties. A series of sightings were seen “above or below the floor,” Victoria State Emergency Services chief operating officer Tim Wiebusch told reporters.
He also said emergency crews were currently assessing the impact in and around Rochester and Gornong, Xinhua news agency reported, adding that floodwaters had receded to a level where they would be able to access those areas. Can.
Since Monday, north-central Victoria has been hit by flash flooding, as a wide trough of low pressure brought widespread rain and thunderstorms across southeastern Australia.
Data from weather service provider Weatherzone indicates that the heaviest rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday was 181mm at Wild Duck Creek near Heathcote, with several other gauges also exceeding 100mm during the period.
Residents in lower parts of Rochester, Seymour and Yea received multiple emergency warnings.
The flooding also caused landslides near the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road in Tremont and Ferny Creek.
“We are now seeing residual effects of heavy rainfall with river flooding across many parts of Victoria. In good news, an advisory message has now been issued to return to Rochester,” Wiebusch said.
He confirmed the Rochester area is now experiencing minor flooding on the Campaspe River.
“Those flows have now moved down into Echuca where we are also seeing minor flooding and we are expecting that minor flooding level to peak today,” the official said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also visited Victoria’s state control center in Melbourne on Wednesday, and announced that a commitment had been signed to provide further assistance to local communities as a result of the flooding event.
“Support in terms of emergency and hardship payments to individuals and families, to help communities in their time of need. But also support for local councils, who are working on the ground, to ensure that communities To be made more flexible,” Albanese said.
