Key posts
Parts of Victoria are experiencing major flooding.
Here’s the state of play as record-breaking rains cause serious flooding in parts of Victoria.
- Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Rochester, Seymour and Yea as fast-rising water threatens to inundate homes and trap anyone who stays behind
- About 4pm on Monday, residents in parts of Yea were told it was too late for them to leave and should instead seek shelter as high as possible.
- In Seymour, nearly 200 homes are at risk of flooding, with 50 homes immediately at risk of seeing over-floor flooding and another 140 that could see flooding below-floor level.
- In Rochester, which experienced devastating floods in October 2022, about 35 homes are at risk of above-floor flooding and another 250 could see overland flooding. The river is expected to reach the minor flood level Monday evening, rising to moderate levels overnight and may exceed the major flood level on Tuesday morning.
- Flooding is expected to hit Shepparton and Wangaratta in the middle of this week.
- Daily rainfall records have been broken in Heathcote, Rochester and Bendigo.
- Up to 16 people were rescued from floodwaters in the Bendigo area, which experienced record-breaking rainfall of 92mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday.
- Emergency services have rescued 38 people across the state, and have urged Victorians not to drive into floodwaters. The SES have responded to 1200 calls for help.
An evacuation order has just been issued for Rochester.
“If you live, work or are holidaying in this area, you should Evacuate Immediately,” the alert says.
“Floodwaters are continuing to rise and will continue overnight.
“Flooding is expected to impact the Rochester township tonight and into tomorrow morning with a number of properties predicted to be inundated above floor level.”
The alert says that some properties in the area may not be flooded, but anyone who stays behind may become trapped by floodwater.
A small army of sandbaggers prepares for flooding in Rochester on Monday.Credit: Jason South
The central Victorian town is still recovering from devastating floods in October 2022.
Locals have spent today trying to prepare for the rising waters by sandbagging properties.
Age photographer Jason South has been out there. Here are some images he’s sent through.
Locals lend a hand sandbagging shops in Rochester. Credit: Jason South
Luke Ryan and Robert Seabrook sandbagging shops in Rochester on Monday.Credit: Jason South
Residents in Rochester brace for more flooding, as people prepare to sandbag.Credit: Jason South
Rainfall records have tumbled across the state, with several towns recording their highest ever daily total.
Here’s data from the Bureau of Meteorology:
Rochester broke its daily record going back 120 years, with 125mm falling.
Heathcote recorded a whopping 184mm in 24 hours. That’s three months’ worth of rain in a day.
Redesdale recorded 117mm - this was a daily record for any month, from over 120 years of data.
Bendigo recorded 92mm - the highest daily figure from 90-years worth of data
Ash Bridge recorded 153mm in 24 hours.
Avalon Bridge - 136mm fell in 24 hours.
Warrambool recorded 74mm
Seymour had 70 to 80mm in the area.
*Totals in the 24 hours to 9am Monday.
Residents in central Victoria are doing what they can to prepare as the floodwater rises.
Here’s some footage Age photographer Jason South has sent through of people filling sandbags to sure-up homes in Goornong, near Rochester.
Sadly, they have some experience with this after floods devastated the area in late 2022.
The Age revisited Rochester a few months ago and found people there were still putting their lives back together.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan spoke to reporters earlier this afternoon.
She said the state government would hold a security and emergency cabinet meeting this evening.
“That will also guide the advice to government on what other supports that will be activated for households who have been particularly affected,” she said.
The premier said it was a “significant weather event”, and the authorities were still in the emergency response phase.
“As the weather starts to clear as we get roads reopened and be able to go in, and the response teams can go in [to those areas] and do those important impact assessments,” she said.
She said they would be methodical, and would go through town by town, house by house to assess the impacts on the floods.
Parts of Victoria are experiencing major flooding.
Here’s the state of play as record-breaking rains cause serious flooding in parts of Victoria.
- Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Rochester, Seymour and Yea as fast-rising water threatens to inundate homes and trap anyone who stays behind
- About 4pm on Monday, residents in parts of Yea were told it was too late for them to leave and should instead seek shelter as high as possible.
- In Seymour, nearly 200 homes are at risk of flooding, with 50 homes immediately at risk of seeing over-floor flooding and another 140 that could see flooding below-floor level.
- In Rochester, which experienced devastating floods in October 2022, about 35 homes are at risk of above-floor flooding and another 250 could see overland flooding. The river is expected to reach the minor flood level Monday evening, rising to moderate levels overnight and may exceed the major flood level on Tuesday morning.
- Flooding is expected to hit Shepparton and Wangaratta in the middle of this week.
- Daily rainfall records have been broken in Heathcote, Rochester and Bendigo.
- Up to 16 people were rescued from floodwaters in the Bendigo area, which experienced record-breaking rainfall of 92mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Monday.
- Emergency services have rescued 38 people across the state, and have urged Victorians not to drive into floodwaters. The SES have responded to 1200 calls for help.
Residents in parts of Yea are now being told it is too late for them to evacuate.
Vic Emergency has just issued the alert for people in the town’s west on Mulqueeny Lane, Clarence Way, Newberry Chase and Buckland Court, and in the town’s east on Miller Street, Loan Street, Whatton Place and Court Street
“It is now too late to leave. Stay where you are and shelter in the highest location possible,” it says.
“Be aware that you may be isolated by floodwater for a significant amount of time”.
Meanwhile Rochester, which experienced significant flooding in October 2022, is bracing for more.
The town also broke rain records, with 125mm falling in a 24-hour period.
Flooding devastated the town of Rochester in October 2022.Credit: Justin McManus
“We’re likely to see the Rochester township see moderate flooding later this afternoon. Then in the early hours of Tuesday morning, we will start to see that major flood level being reached at around 114.5 metres [Australian Height Datum],” SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said.
“We are expecting by mid-morning on Tuesday that the Rochester township will reach 114.8 metres. That’s about a metre lower than what we saw in the 2022 floods.”
He said this would have a significant impact for the Rochester community.
There are around 35 properties that are likely to see above floor flooding. And there could be up to 250 other properties that will see overland flooding on their properties during this event. These are all properties that were affected during the 2022 floods. But again, we are seeing a level quite different to what we saw in that 2022 flood situation.
Along with Seymour, residents further south in the town of Yea are also being told to evacuate. An emergency warning is in place for low-lying areas.
Victoria’s SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said there was moderate flooding along parts of the Goulburn River.
“We are now seeing moderate flooding occurring particularly around Yea, there are two emergency warnings for evacuate immediately for different parts of the township in those low-lying areas,” he said.
He said emergency services were door-knocking those areas to warn residents.
“We can’t emphasise enough, where we have an evacuation in place, that is saying it is time to leave.”
Wiebusch said there was also minor flooding along the river towards Murchison, and there were assessments being made at Kialla, Mooroopna and Shepparton.
“We are likely to see moderate flooding, if not higher in the coming days, in that area.”
Staying with the state’s SES boss Tim Wiebusch, who said there was an emergency warning for people in Seymour to evacuate, with at least 50 homes at risk of flooding.
He said this was because of riverine flooding, rather than flash-flooding due to heavy rains.
An emergency warning [to] evacuate immediately is now in place for the Seymour community. And in particular for those that are immediately around the Goulbourn River at the Seymour township. This is flooding has occurred as a result of local tributaries in that area, rather than outflows from Lake Eildon.
In this case we’re asking residents to evacuate now, there are 50 homes that are immediately at risk of seeing over-floor flooding and another 140 properties that could see flooding below the floor level.
He warned those homes were also at risk of being isolated if roads were cut off.
[For those] 200 properties, we are asking people to evacuate now, with the flooding peak around seven metres expected to occur sometime today.
The Goulburn River, pictured just outside Seymour, is rising quickly.Credit: Paul Jeffers
Victoria’s SES chief operations officer Tim Wiebusch said volunteers have responded to 1200 calls for help as a result of the heavy rain and flooding across the state.
He’s also gone into more detail about the rescues Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent mentioned earlier. Wiebusch said:
“Unfortunately, 38 [calls] of those were related to flood rescues, and in the majority of cases it’s people taking their lives in their own hands and attempting to drive through flash floodwaters.
We cannot emphasise enough, do not attempt to drive through floodwaters. It could be the last decision you make.
Of those, 16 of those flood rescues occurred up around the Bendigo area, to the north overnight ... We saw eight of those around Goornong, four of those at Heathcote, two at Lockwood and two at Woodvale.”
https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVhZ2UuY29tLmF1L25hdGlvbmFsL3ZpY3RvcmlhL3ZpY3RvcmlhLWZsb29kcy1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMtc2V5bW91ci15ZWEtcmVzaWRlbnRzLW9yZGVyZWQtdG8tZXZhY3VhdGUtYmVuZGlnby1yb2NoZXN0ZXItd2FybmVkLW92ZXItc2lnbmlmaWNhbnQtZmxvb2RpbmctMjAyNDAxMDgtcDVldnN5Lmh0bWzSAQA?oc=5
2024-01-08 05:47:47Z
CBMiugFodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVhZ2UuY29tLmF1L25hdGlvbmFsL3ZpY3RvcmlhL3ZpY3RvcmlhLWZsb29kcy1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMtc2V5bW91ci15ZWEtcmVzaWRlbnRzLW9yZGVyZWQtdG8tZXZhY3VhdGUtYmVuZGlnby1yb2NoZXN0ZXItd2FybmVkLW92ZXItc2lnbmlmaWNhbnQtZmxvb2RpbmctMjAyNDAxMDgtcDVldnN5Lmh0bWzSAQA
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Victoria floods live updates: Seymour, Yea residents ordered to evacuate; Bendigo, Rochester warned over significant flooding - The Age"
Post a Comment