Evacuation warnings continue as flood waters continue to rise

Despite clear skies, heavy flooding earlier in the week continues to cause river levels to rise, with floodwaters threatening thousands of homes north of Melbourne.

Dozens of safety and emergency alerts have been issued statewide.

People in the town of Charlton in northwestern Victoria have been told to evacuate the area immediately at lunchtime. Massive flooding peaked today and is expected to continue until Monday.

“The duration of the event is likely to be three to five days,” warns Vic Emergency.

The evacuation warning is expected to continue until 10:00 am tomorrow.

A relief center has been opened at Wycheproof P-12 College so that Charlton residents and their pets can evacuate for the time being.

People in Echuca were sent a text message this morning instructing them to leave by noon.

Earlier, residents of Shepperton, Moorupuna, Olbert and Kiara West were told it was too late to leave their area after a major flood warning was issued overnight regarding rising Goulburn River waters.

“Extensive flooding is currently occurring in Shepperton with the potential for large peaks of around 12.2 meters early Monday morning, exceeding the 1974 flood level of 12.09 meters,” Vic Emergency said. said at 6:42 am.

“This updated emergency alert supersedes the Emergency Evacuation Notice issued at 1:55 am.”

“Strong flooding continues in Shepperton on Sunday, with water levels likely to exceed 12.10m by 6pm Sunday, and could peak at around 12.20m early Monday.”

A power station in Moorupuna, not far from Shepperton, has been flooded, and residents are sharing aerial footage of a small version of the power station online.

Water levels in and around Shepperton have been rising all morning, claiming roads, playgrounds and flooded homes.

More than 8,000 properties have already been affected by the floods, more than 160 people are in Shepperton relief centers, and more than 6,000 homes are without power, according to the Greater Shepparton City Council.

A large wall of sandbags has held back much of the Echuca flood, although flood levels are expected to continue to rise today.

A team of the Australian Defense Force is heading to town to protect it from rising water.

Crews were seen adding more and more sandbags to the walls to keep them strong in the fight against the rising water.

The inhabitants of Echuca there prepare for a double hardship. At first it is flooded with water from the Kampaspe River, then in a few days the Murray River also flows.

Local resident Michael said today That everyone in town is very worried.

“We’ve had floods here before, but nothing like this,” he said.

“We are in a really critical situation.

“If the water goes over[the sandbag wall]God help us because the situation here is serious now.”

Some houses have already collapsed despite the preparation of sandbags.

A house in Echuca was seen submerged at least a foot high in the flood waters.

a resident said today They woke up to find that their home was flooded around 3 a.m. and water had started seeping through the garage and sandbag barriers.

Victoria’s emergency services chief warned Saturday that the state could experience “some of the largest displacements” in the state’s history in the coming days.

Prime Minister Daniel Andrews also warned that Victorian is far from “out of the woods”.

Meanwhile, heavy flooding was still occurring along the Goulburn River in Seymour, peaking at 8.26 meters around 3am on Friday.

It is forecast to finally drop below the main flood level (7m) by Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, cleanup begins in the small town of Rochester, where everything went under water on Friday.

The recovery continues in Malivenon after hundreds of businesses were hit by floods on Friday.

“Another low and trough… will intensify over NT and SA early next week before settling in QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS for a few days,” they said.

“Widespread drops of 20-40mm are expected, but localized drops of 100-150mm are possible in recently affected areas.

“Precipitation in the lead-up to this event can vary, but it is likely to be widespread, and it won’t take much to see rivers rise again.”

Many weather and flood warnings have been issued across New South Wales and Tasmania as recent rainfall runoff has raised river levels.