@ now in my melbourne

Floods, landslides, chaos across state

Gary Tippet, Maris Beck Mark Russell, Natalie Craig

VICTORIA, soaked to the brim by its heaviest winter rains in years, was overflowing yesterday.

The floods, the worst in 15 years, caused landslides, flash-flooding and evacuations as residents sought refuge in local high schools and shelters. Hundreds of skiers were stranded at Mount Buller after landslides swept through carparks.

By last night at least 200 residents had been evacuated from the worst-hit areas, including Creswick and Clunes, in the central highlands, after rivers broke their banks, including the Yarrowee at Ballarat, and Creswick creek.

See the Melbourne Age photo’s here http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/victoria/flood-watch/20100904-14v1t.html?selectedImage=0

Full story here

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/floods-landslides-chaos-across-state-20100904-14vd5.html