Article 64NRA Victorian towns told to evacuate as flooding threatens to cut off properties

Victorian towns told to evacuate as flooding threatens to cut off properties

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People in Seymour, Rochester and Carisbrook ordered to leave immediately, while Echuca residents advised to boil drinking water until further notice

Entire Victorian towns have been ordered to evacuate and people in other low-lying areas have been told to move to higher ground as major flooding threatens to inundate and cut off properties across the state.

An emergency-level warning has been issued north of Melbourne from Seymour to Lake Eildon, with major flooding expected along the Goulburn River on Thursday night.

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