‘Hybrid’ cyclone expected to bring at least 100mm of rain to areas across south-eastern Australia

Intense wet weather forecast to continue until Thursday as two low pressure systems combine off Victoria's coast

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Australia's already drenched east is set for more heavy rain and some flooding as a hybrid cyclone forms off the coast of Victoria.

On Tuesday, two distinct low pressure systems that had already caused heavy rain across Australia over the past few days began moving towards one another to combine and create a hybrid.

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