Victoria weather: Man found dead in floodwaters, Gippsland town evacuated, thousands face prospect of no power for up to a week
Authorities issued evacuation notices for parts of Traralgon on Thursday morning as the Traralgon Creek burst its banks and inundated homes. About 1.45pm, police found a man dead in Woodside near the Gippsland Lakes after they were notified that a car was submerged in flood waters. Victoria woke to scenes of chaos after wild winds and heavy rain swept through the state overnight. In Olinda, ambulance crews rescuing a woman and her son who had been trapped after a tree fell on their house about 11pm were themselves hampered by a falling tree, which struck a paramedic’s car and blocked the pa...
Source: theage.com.au
