As some residents return home, others are preparing for flooding that could still inundate their properties. Shepparton residents are preparing for peak flooding Wednesday evening and into Thursday. The town of Murchison is currently in flood, with the Goulburn River expected to peak at 10.6 metres. Emergency authorities remain active in monitoring flood levels.
Flood levels are receding in parts of Victoria , but as some residents return home, others are preparing for flooding that could still inundate their properties. Shepparton residents are preparing for peak flooding Wednesday evening and into Thursday. The town of Murchison , downstream from Seymour, is currently in flood, with the Goulburn River expected to peak at 10.6 metres this morning, slightly below the major flood level of 10.7m.
Further downstream, Shepparton residents are preparing for peak flooding on Wednesday evening and into Thursday. State Emergency Service duty officer Aaron White said it was a slow-moving situation, but emergency authorities remained active. "Vic SES crews are still continuing to monitor flood levels, especially up through to Rochester, down towards Shepparton, Murchison and in those areas also, as we continue into," he said. "We're expecting to see moderate flooding likely at Murchison, but we are seeing the Goulburn River and down into Shepparton moderate flooding possible there and overnight tonight and into Thursday as well. It is rising slowly
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