VICTORIANS have been warned to prepare for more wild weather as flash flooding and storms wreaked havoc across the state, ripping roofs from buildings, tearing up trees and closing roads, schools and churches.
Driving rain and winds of more than 130km/h battered much of the state on Friday night and Saturday morning, cutting power to more than 32,000 homes, crippling public transport and forcing the rescue of 90 people from flooded cars and homes.
About 50 patients were evacuated from the Koo Wee Rup Hospital, east of Melbourne, last night as the Lower Bunyip River's water levels continued to rise after exceeding predicted flood levels of 7.2 metres.
About 6000 residents of Koo Wee Rup and nearby towns Iona, Coralynn and Bayles were also told to evacuate their homes by 9.30 last night as they faced ''inundation and isolation'', according to the SES. …
Residents in Rochester, south of Echuca, were bracing last night for what could be their fourth severe flood since September. ...
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Terry Ryan said the ''unprecedented'' movement of cyclone Yasi inland to the Northern Territory, combined with a longer cloud band caused by ex-cyclone Anthony, had produced a humid and unstable air mass over Victoria. ''We've never seen anything like it in Australia,'' he said.
Victoria swamped: Storm wreaks havoc – ‘We’ve never seen anything like it in Australia’
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