Deadly floods have inundated almost 8000 homes in Shepparton and Mooroopna, as roads are shut and the remaining residents are warned it is too late to leave. | ash_mcmillan
Deadly floods could inundate more than 7000 homes in Shepparton and neighbouring Mooroopna as roads are shut and the remaining residents of towns on the floodplain of the Goulburn River, water lapping at doors, are warned it is too late to leave.
Shepparton MP Suzanna Sheed said she was concerned about the town of Mooroopna, which has been completely cut off from Shepparton by floodwaters, and Mooroopna residents are now unable to access a hospital if they need urgent care.SES chief Tim Wiebusch said the flooded Goulburn River in Shepparton is expected peak near 12.20 metres on Monday morning - putting 7300 home under threat of flooding or isolation.
“That is going to be our most significant impact today and into the early hours of tomorrow morning,” Wiebusch said on Sunday.“The Goulburn River last night peaked in around Mooroopna and Shepparton where the causeway was closed but we’re expecting the maximum peak to be around 12.2 meters early tomorrow morning ...
Wiebusch said the “single biggest killer in flooding in Australia” is people trying to drive through floodwaters.
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