Victorian homes face flooding threat

June 5th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Major floods are threatening several Victorian communities as other towns east of Melbourne clean up after a two days of torrential rain.

The State Emergency Service (SES) will be focusing on the Gippsland Lakes region on Wednesday in the aftermath of a massive weather system that dumped a month’s worth of rain in a day.

Bairnsdale’s caravan park is also expected to be threatened by flooding, while the communities of Rosedale, Stratford, and Sale could see flood levels not experienced in more than five years.

Ten flood warnings were issued across the state on Tuesday afternoon, eight of which are in the Gippsland region.

“It is quite possible that in low-lying areas the roads will be cut, there may be water in the streets or yards, but I guess we could see between 100 and 200 properties come under threat of water above the floor boards,” SES state commander Tim Wiebusch told reporters in Melbourne.

The flood threat came as residents in Traralgon, about 200km east of Melbourne, began cleaning up where floodwaters had receded.

While 100 residents received an evacuation warning, emergency crews confirmed that only 16 homes had been flooded in the town.

A further 45 properties were feared affected by flooding but roads had been cut off so their status could not be confirmed.

John Papenburg, a resident of the area for 45 years, said he was used to seeing minor flooding in Traralgon but the storm had hit far more rapidly than he expected.

“I’m aware water can rise and recede quickly, but we had no time at all (to evacuate),” he said.

Schoolchildren had to be rescued on Tuesday after becoming stranded by floodwaters at the Blue Pool campsite.

A police officer in a four-wheel drive managed to reach the group of students and teachers after they called for help around 9.30am (AEDT).

In the nearby small township of Tinamba, 20 properties became isolated due to floods.

Steven McGibbony, a duty forecaster with the weather bureau, said some areas had up to 200mm of rain within 48 hours but the worst of the storm system was over.

“The conditions are easing, that low is weakening and moving away,” he said.