The Maribyrnong River has burst its banks in Melbourne, Forbes and Wagga Wagga residents have fled in NSW and rainfall records have been broken in Tasmania
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Thousands of residents have been told to evacuate as eastern Australia faces a flooding emergency, with people told to leave their homes in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Five hundred homes have flooded, another 500 have been isolated and about 9,500 are without power across Victoria.
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Continue reading…The Maribyrnong River has burst its banks in Melbourne, Forbes and Wagga Wagga residents have fled in NSW and rainfall records have been broken in TasmaniaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThousands of residents have been told to evacuate as eastern Australia faces a flooding emergency, with people told to leave their homes in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.Five hundred homes have flooded, another 500 have been isolated and about 9,500 are without power across Victoria.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading…