Half a Year's Rain in Days: Mildura Braces as Floods Grip Victoria's North

#Mildura #VicFloods #AusWeather #RegionalVic #SES #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-01-half-a-years-rain-in-days-mildura-braces-as-floods-grip-victorias-north-3d172a37

“Bummer! Sewerage spill in Merri Creek #floodwaters. We don’t go paddling anyway, but this adds to the reason not to paddle in the creek (or Port Philip) at the moment. 🐶🐶

Floodwaters have gone down enough to use the #WesternRingRoadTrail, but you might get splashed. W#e chose not to follow.."

#MerriCreek #SewerageSpill #MerriCreekTrail #VicFloods
#DogsOfMastodon #BikeTooter #LifeInFawkner

There have been 54 #Flood rescues of people in cars being washed away in #floodwaters over roads in the #VicFloods since Sunday. This is despite repeated warnings from State Emergency Services (SES) not to drive into floodwaters and that it takes as little as 15cm of water for cars to start floating.

I really do despair at the sense of people who endanger not only their own life, but the lives of rescuers. SES rescuers deserve 🎖️ medals.
#EmergencyWorkers #Flooding #Floods

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flags consideration of dedicated force for natural disaster responses amid #ClimateCrisis

Speaking about #flooding and #ExtremeWeather in Victoria and in Queensland, the prime minister flagged that the government had considered a new reserve force to assist with the aftermath of natural disasters.

#Australia #VicFloods #DisasterRecovery
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/09/pm-flags-consideration-of-dedicated-force-for-natural-disaster-responses-amid-climate-crisis

Daily extreme Rainfall for 8 December Victoria had in area 86.9% at > 97th percentile, 66.4% at > 99th percentile, and 5.4% at Highest on record.

The rain has now moved north and east but the #VicFloods event continues especially the towns of Yea, Seymour, Rochester.

#ExtremeRainfall #ClimateCrisis #Floods

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said climate change is a major reason for these floods, and extreme weather events must be factored in when planning for new housing and communities.

Premier Allan also says the Victorian Government is "undeterred" in pursuing clean energy projects despite the Federal Government's rejection of a new hub at the Port of Hastings for the construction of offshore wind farms.

So we have the Premier making the Extreme rain/Floods link with climate change, while most media stories have ignored making the connection.

#VicFloods #Flooding #ExtremeRainfall #OffshoreWind #Victoria
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-mornings/premier-on-floods/103297442

This from the currently emerging #VicFloods #flooding in central #Victoria Australia (yes, it's summer...)

Flood levels remain above that of a single-story home.

What?? How??!!

(It's ok, I know how... #ClimateCatastrophe)

EVACUATE NOW

warnings in effect for #Yea and #Seymour due to major riverine flooding

Also PREPARE TO EVACUATE for areas downstream of #Goulburn and #Campaspe rivers -

Follow Vic Emergency for more:
https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/

#vicfloods