Hundreds of residents along several swollen Victorian rivers are bracing for the worst, with record-breaking flooding predicted in the state’s north.
Emergency warnings remain in place for multiple areas, including Shepparton, Murchison, Echuca, Kialla, Mooroopna, Orrvale, Charlton Barnadown and Elmore.
Early on Monday in Echuca, residents and holidaymakers were being told to leave immediately amid concerns people could become stranded by the floodwaters.
Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said about 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated by floodwaters.
He warned the flooding of agricultural properties in Victoria’s north could lead to a food supply shortfall and rising prices, as seen after the northern NSW and Queensland floods earlier this year….