Victorian authorities have confirmed the second death caused by devastating floods as federal and state governments announce more cash relief for impacted communities.
Residents in the Northern Victorian town of Kerang received an evacuation order on the afternoon of Oct. 19 before authorities closed the Patchell Bridge on the Murray Valley Highway at 7 p.m. to erect a temporary levee bank.
As of 10:30 p.m., authorities said it was too late for those who still remained to evacuate. The town is now expected to be cut off from the outside world for more than a week.
On Oct. 19 morning, the body of a 65-year-old man, who went missing earlier, was found in floodwaters near Shepparton….