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Emergency authorities now say the Murray River could peak at Echuca as early as Sunday, with the river to rise to major flood level on Saturday.

As thousands of Victorians continue to deal with the impacts of flooding, these images show how their communities have been devastated by floodwaters.

Almost $80m will go to schools, TAFEs and hospitals impacted by floods in Victoria, while a short reprieve along the Murray offers a fresh chance to evacuate.

Thunderstorms are forecast across inland NSW and coastal rivers, posing flooding risk for multiple parts of the state.

Flooding is not unusual in Nigeria’s massive, population-dense cities. But this year’s floods are reportedly the country’s worst in a decade. They’ve killed more than 600 people, displaced 1.4 million residents and destroyed 89,348 houses and 70,566 hectares of farmland and crops.

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Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam

Traffic and businesses have been affected

Months after enduring floods that destroyed crops, thousands of families in the Brazilian Amazon are now dealing with severe drought