Victorians assess flood damage as clean-up begins
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Victorians affected by the recent extreme floods have returned to some areas to assess the damage to their homes.
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Flooding in Murchison has destroyed the road into the town and water is bubbling over the surface. credit:Chris Hopkins
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The small town of Murchison was mostly spared from flooding, but the high water spilled onto the main street. credit:Chris Hopkins
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Flooding has flooded a caravan park in Murchison. credit:Chris Hopkins
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People clean up by the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Viv Brumby outside his flooded home next to the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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People continue to clean up after flooding near the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Photo of people continuing to clean up floodwaters near Maribyrnong.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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People continue to clean up after flooding near the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Photo of Flood Warriors volunteers bringing food and water to affected people in Maribyrnong.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Flood Warriors volunteers bring food and water to affected people in Maribyrnong.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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People continue to clean up after flooding near the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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People clean up after the floods in Maribyrnong. credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Thick mud covers driveways near Maribyrnong River. credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Destroyed household goods on a street in Maribyrnong.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Jane and Tyson Trevin hold a photo of Shane Trevin in their flooded home next to the Maribyrnong River.credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Peter Whelan cleans the front of his home on Chifley Drive in Maribyrnong. credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Personal belongings are covered in mud from the flood water. credit:Luis Enrique Asqui
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Darcy Craig helps with cleaning at the Rochester Hotel.credit:Justin McManus
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Darcy Craig helps with cleaning at the Rochester Hotel.credit:Justin McManus
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Rochester Hotel owner Bruce Fisher.credit:Justin McManus
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Rochester Hotel owner Bruce Fisher and wife Dee clean up.credit:Justin McManus
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An emotional Leanne Hansen and her father John Nicholson. The Leon House, which used to be a bank, was not flooded.credit:Justin McManus
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Mick Hassell at his home in Rochester, which was flooded with about a foot of water.credit:Justin McManus
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Mick Hassell in his home, which was flooded with about a foot of water.credit:Justin McManus
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Mick Hassell’s carpet in his home, which was flooded with about a foot of water.credit:Justin McManus
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Mick Hassell’s personal belongings in his home, which was flooded with about a foot of water.credit:Justin McManus
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Locals walk along a flooded street in Shepparton. The flooding crisis has intensified in northern Victoria, with residents told to move to higher ground. credit:AAP
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Locals paddle through a flooded street in Shepparton.credit:Diego Fedele
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Floodwaters have devastated the city of Rochester in central Victoria. On Sunday morning, residents start cleaning. Jaime Dingwall and Ella Roulston, with brooms in hand, help clean up.credit:Justin McManus
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Friends and family are helping clean up Darcy and Hannah Taylor’s home in Rochester.credit:Justin McManus
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Mick Hassell in his home, which was flooded with about a foot of water.credit:Justin McManus
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Brett and Cody Cowan clean up their flooded yard in Rochester.credit:Justin McManus
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Friends and family are helping clean up Darcy and Hannah Taylor’s Rochester home.credit:Justin McManus
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Housekeeping at the Rochester Motel.credit:Justin McManus
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Detergents used during cleaning on Sunday morning.credit:Justin McManus
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On Sunday morning, residents start cleaning. Housekeeping at the Rochester Motel.credit:Justin McManus
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