Floods force evacuations in Australia

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 15, 2022 12:10 am

MELBOURNE: Thousands were warned to flee their homes in southeastern Australia on Friday to escape surging floodwaters threatening towns across three separate states.

The flooding emergency was the worst in Victoria — Australia's second most populous state — where on Friday morning rapidly rising waters swamped the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne, forcing evacuations.

CALAMITOUS CONDITION Emergency workers evacuate residents during floods in the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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