Speaker 1: Your city, Your news. Melbourne's Gold one oh four point
Speaker 1: three the four o'clock update. Hi, I'm Rachel Storer. At
Speaker 1: least five hundred homes across Victoria have been inundated and
Speaker 1: another five hundred cutoff as the state deals with a
Speaker 1: flooding emergency. Currently in Melbourne, there's a watch and Act
Speaker 1: alert in place for the Yarra River. It's expected to
Speaker 1: peak at nine point two meters this afternoon. In Heidelberg,
Speaker 1: sees crews doing the rounds telling residents to be prepared.
Speaker 1: A Watch an Act also in place for the Werribee River,
Speaker 1: and after being woken up before dawn and told to evacuate,
Speaker 1: some welcome news for residence in Marrabanong. Floodwaters have started
Speaker 1: to recede after peaking this afternoon at four point two meters.
Speaker 1: Federal MP Bill shortened leaves not too far away from
Speaker 1: the evacuation zone. He's told seven emergency crews have done
Speaker 1: an outstanding job.
Speaker 2: There's been some sixty on water rescues done by SES boats,
Speaker 2: which is quite remarkable. The best news is that there's
Speaker 2: been no loss of life.
Speaker 1: Meantime. Premier Dan Andrews says victorians impacted by the floods
Speaker 1: can now apply for disaster payments.
Speaker 2: Already, there have been some fifteen hundred Victorians who have
Speaker 2: applied for emergency payments. There are payments of just over
Speaker 2: two thousand dollars for eligible families, and eligible families are
Speaker 2: those who are out of their home because of this
Speaker 2: flood event.