Saturday, September 04, 2010

Victoria braces for wild weather

By Thomas Hunter
 
RESCUE boats are on standby in inland Victoria, with damaging winds, torrential rain and flooding expected to strike.
State Emergency Services Regional Duty Officer Tony Grimme said last night inflatable boats had been prepared for rescue operations in areas around Benalla and Wangaratta.
''Probably the biggest threat is flash-flooding in urban areas,'' he said.
''Over the weekend, it's the urban areas that are going to cop it the most, and next week it will move into Riverine and low-lying land with livestock.''

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