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Floods live updates: NSW endures flash flooding as Victorian towns brace for Murray River to peak

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding and river rises in several towns across New South Wales overnight, while Victorian communities brace for the Murray River to peak. Follow the live updates.

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As Victorian floodwater peaks in Echuca, a tight-knit community comes together

Echuca residents are doing their best to keep their spirits up and the water levels down as the Murray River reaches its flood peak.

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Levees tested as Vic flood peaks arrive

Flood waters have peaked in the cut-off northern Victorian town of Kerang, while Echuca residents brace for the Murray River to hit its high.

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Why has it been so hard to predict the Murray River's flood peak in Echuca and Moama?

Over the past week, the forecast peaks of the raging rivers at several towns have been revised and updated a number of times, in some cases removing or adding whole days to the timeline. Here's why authorities are finding it hard to predict.

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Murray River tourism business call for more support as floods deal another blow

Echuca-Moama businesses that are still recovering from COVID-19 closures are again unable to open.

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Australia and Japan sign new security deal; flood waters peaking in northern Victoria – as it happened

Volunteers place 195,000 sandbags in and around Echuca, which could reach devastating 1993 flood levels. This blog is now closed

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Thunderstorms hit Victoria, as towns in the state's north brace for further flooding

Authorities warn Victoria is still in the grips of a major emergency as water levels along the Murray River continue rising and thunderstorms caused flash flooding overnight.

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Flooding continues as more rain falls in NSW, Murray River peak yet to come

Schools are closed and roads are cut off in the state's north, while communities in the south are preparing for the same weather system to hit over the weekend.

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Emergency authorities say the Murray River will peak sooner than predicted as storms move in across Victoria

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.

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Hundreds of schools impacted by Vic floods

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.

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Echuca residents on high alert ahead of Murray River flood peak, scores of homes at risk

A resident who has decided not to evacuate says scores of homes unprotected by the 2.5km barrier are at risk.

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Renmark levee bank upgrades need to be fast-tracked, say Murray River irrigators

Irrigation groups say the government must complete work on vulnerable levee banks in Renmark within weeks to prepare for daily flows not seen since the 1970s.

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Murray River still rising ahead of expected 30-year flood at Moama, storms forecast for northern NSW

Moama locals say people have come from as far away as Melbourne to help sandbag their homes, meanwhile emergency services have rescued a distressed wallaby from the fast-flowing Murray River.

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Hospital staff sent to Vic flood areas

Towns in northern Victoria are being warned it is getting too late to evacuate from flooding, with the Murray River expected to break its banks this week.

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The Loop: Murray River rises as Echuca braces for second flood peak, the cost of the Bureau of Meteorology's rebrand, and a giant fish record

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Murray River flows to top 1975 levels as SA government sends engineers to check levees

Flows not seen since 1975 are set to reach South Australia's Riverland, with the state government moving to ensure levees will protect towns in the event of more rainfall.

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Flood water flows from Victoria set to boost pelican breeding, help salinity at SA's Coorong

Water from the swollen Murray River is due to arrive at SA's Coorong and Lower Lakes in weeks, bringing a much-needed boost for wildlife and helping to reduce salinity.

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Flood updates: Police find a body in floodwaters, believed to be a 63-year-old man missing in regional NSW - as it happened

Police find a body believed to be a missing 63-year-old man who was last seen on a rural property on Lachlan Valley Way in Hillston on Tuesday, October 11.

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Man's body recovered from floodwaters as severe weather to impact flood-affected NSW communities

As residents in the south evacuate ahead of an expected river peak not seen in decades, saturated communities in other parts of the state are preparing for more extreme weather.

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Man found dead in Victorian floods

Another man has been found dead in Victorian floodwaters, as residents in the state's north are being told to evacuate.

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Victorian floods worsen near Echuca as emergency warnings remain in place for thousands

Communities along the Murray River band together to help those in need as waters keep rising to levels not seen in decades. But as levees are built, decisions have to be made about what can be saved.

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ADF to double its assistance to flood victims as Victorian premier warns disaster is ‘far from over’

Evacuation orders are current for Echuca and Barmah on the Murray River, Kerang on the Loddon, and Rochester on the Campaspe

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Live flood updates: Murray River yet to peak as more of Victoria and Tasmania to receive federal government flood assistance

New satellite images showing the impact on Victorian towns reveal the spread of flood water as the federal government makes more local government areas eligible for help. Follow live.

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Australia’s ambassador to be summoned after Jerusalem reversal – as it happened

Labor will reverse Coalition decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This blog is now closed

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Victorians brace for renewed flooding

Victoria is set to be pummelled with more rain this week after thousands of residents were already forced to flee their homes due to unprecedented floods.

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