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Extraordinary photos have re-emerged of the catastrophic 1972 Melbourne floods - as floodwaters devastate parts of the city once again and saturate central Victoria.

World News - SYDNEY - Fresh evacuation orders were issued on Thursday for some residents living near Australia’s biggest river in the country’s southeast, with

There is an eerie and tense feeling in Echuca, where residents know the river is coming for this beautiful port town, and yet are powerless to stop its eventuality.

An Echuca man has been left “gutted” at the prospect of losing his home to rising flood levels after he helped build a dirt levee that will only protect parts of the Victorian town.

The agency had spent $220,000 on external consultancy firms for the rebrand of its name and logo, which included conducting research and developing banners.

Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam

Widespread showers and thunderstorms bringing damaging winds and large hail are also expected to lash Queensland and NSW, with Victoria to cop heavy rain over Friday and Saturday.

Experts say record-breaking floods in Australia are allowing mosquitoes to thrive, increasing the risk of spreading diseases like Japanese Encephalitis. Communities across three states have in recent days been hit by flooding, and more torrential rain is forecast this week. Parts of eastern Australia have been repeatedly flooded in the past two-years. Mosquitoes need stagnant…

Communities around NSW are bracing for days of widespread rain and thunderstorms as flooding continues.

Residents of Echuca are on edge as the Murray River continues to rise, as Kerang braces for flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that more rain is on the way for already sodden and flooded parts of Victoria.