Up to 1000 properties in Echuca were expected to be flooded on Sunday, as the Campaspe River broke its banks and steadily rose to above 96 metres. | _Biancah
Brown water lapped at Damen Boot’s shins as he stood in his front garden, shaking with shock.
Late on Sunday, Vic Emergency warned worse was to come. The Murray River at Echuca Wharf was likely to exceed the major flood level of 94.4 metres above sea level on Monday, and could reach 95 metres on Wednesday or Thursday, a similar level to the 1993 floods. Colin Makin, whose home faces the river, said the water level had risen one metre in less than 24 hours. In parkland on the side of the river opposite his home, a children’s playground was almost completely submerged, with only the yellow plastic top of a slide visible.Erin JonassonThere are growing fears in the town that after the Campaspe flooding peaks, the Goulburn River will bring floodwater from Shepparton and Mooroopna.
Glanville and his neighbours began sandbagging the side of the road a week ago. On Saturday night, he worked throughout the night bolstering the defences for his home and his neighbours’ homes.
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