Residents across flood affected areas of Victoria have breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning, as clear skies finally make their way across the southern state.
have breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning as clear skies finally make their way across the southern state.
A number of flood warnings have been downgraded overnight, but three remain in place at the Thompson, Yarra and the Latrobe Rivers.largest power plant was evacuated Yallourn Power Station, east of Trafalgar, is responsible for roughly a third of the state's electricity and three generators were taken offline yesterday after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides."The company was very concerned that if they had water ingress into their mine, they may damage equipment and endanger personnel," Mark Richards from the CFMEU said.
Since then, the Victorian government has attempted alleviate concerns, assuring residents that there is enough energy to maintain the state's winter demand.
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