It was an anxious night for many across Victoria as some were evacuated and others protected homes with sandbags, with floodwaters continuing to rise. 9News
Already more than 8000 properties have been impacted by floodwaters, according to Greater Shepparton City Council, while more than 160 people are at Shepparton Relief Centre and more than 6000 homes are without power.
A large wall of sandbags is holding back the majority of floodwater in Echuca, but floodwaters are expected to continue to rise today.Teams from the Australian Defence Force are on their way to the town to try to help protect it from the rising waters. Victoria's emergency services chiefs warned on Saturday the state could experience "some of the largest evacuations" in the state's history over the coming days.Victorian residents furiously create sandbags as flood crisis continues
"Another low-pressure system and trough... will intensify and push across the NT and SA early next week, before moving into and settling over QLD, NSW, VIC & TAS for several days," they said.Weatherzone is forecasting another wet spell later into the week, which could "wreak havoc" over "several days" right along the east coast, from Queensland down to Tasmania.
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