‘This has been an extreme event’: Tasmanians take stock of damage after record flooding

Derwent Valley residents say the water rose at a frightening pace in the biggest flood since Meadowbank dam was built

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Everything is saturated in Tasmania's Derwent Valley.

The sodden ground is scattered with debris. Large trees and branches have been moved upriver. It is eerily quiet.