SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of homes may be inundated, and tens of thousands of homes may be either inundated or isolated, as flood continues to wreak havoc in Australia’s state of Victoria.
According to the latest update of incidents and warnings from Victoria’s emergency department, there are over 50 warnings across the state, including more than 10 evacuation orders that are mainly for the northern part of Victoria.
Residents in areas, such as Shepparton and Murchison, in northern Victoria, were warned, as “it’s too late to leave” and to “move to higher ground.”
Australian Minister for Emergency Management, Murray Watt, told national broadcaster ABC News today that emergency authorities would be kept busy as conditions continually change.
“This is a very serious situation. The reports I’m getting, we could be looking up to 9,000 homes inundated in northern Victoria, and potentially close to about 34,000 homes in Victoria either inundated or isolated.”
South-eastern parts of Australia, including the state of Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania experienced a flooding emergency, as heavy rainfall hit the states since last week.
The Victorian government announced today, a 351-million-Australian dollar (about 219-million-U.S. dollar) package funding, to help families affected by the flooding, as well as, rebuilding damaged roads and clean-up efforts.– NNN-AAP
