Submerged: Floodwater at Nathalia Showgrounds.
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Megan Fisher
Shepparton incident control centre controller Ray Jasper has given an update on flooding across the region, with news from Barmah that while the water has peaked lower than expected, the town’s levee has given way.
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Mr Jasper said more than 50 properties were at risk.
“Crews are helping the community property protection, with 55 properties inundated. The good news is the river is about the 7.4m mark, which is lower than the expected 7.6m, which is slightly lower than predicted, but it’s been at that height for 36 hours,” Mr Jasper said.
Encroaching: Floodwater along Katamatite-Nathalia Rd, near Baxters Dve.
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Megan Fisher
Across the region, he said water levels were largely beginning to fall, meaning most of the region was facing only minor flooding.
Mr Jasper said authorities had pumped about 120cm of water out of areas of Mooroopna and were aiming for more.
He said four pumps were going “flat out” day and night to pump water out of the streets.
Flooding: Numurkah caravan park.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Impact assessment teams in Shepparton and Mooroopna assessed more properties on Monday, with 500 homes suffering above-floorboard inundation across the region.
Mr Jasper said more storms were expected over the coming days, and he urged people to “be vigilant” and careful on the road.
"Please be careful on the roads, we’re down to 95 road closures today but assessment hasn’t been done on the surface of most roads in regards to potholes, we’ve only done assessment on bridges,“ he said.
