WEBVTT - VIC Flood Update

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<v Speaker 1>Your city, Your news. Melbourne's Gold one oh four point

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<v Speaker 1>three the four o'clock update. Hi, I'm Rachel Storer. At

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<v Speaker 1>least five hundred homes across Victoria have been inundated and

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<v Speaker 1>another five hundred cutoff as the state deals with a

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<v Speaker 1>flooding emergency. Currently in Melbourne, there's a watch and Act

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<v Speaker 1>alert in place for the Yarra River. It's expected to

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<v Speaker 1>peak at nine point two meters this afternoon. In Heidelberg,

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<v Speaker 1>sees crews doing the rounds telling residents to be prepared.

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<v Speaker 1>A Watch an Act also in place for the Werribee River,

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<v Speaker 1>and after being woken up before dawn and told to evacuate,

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<v Speaker 1>some welcome news for residence in Marrabanong. Floodwaters have started

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<v Speaker 1>to recede after peaking this afternoon at four point two meters.

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<v Speaker 1>Federal MP Bill shortened leaves not too far away from

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<v Speaker 1>the evacuation zone. He's told seven emergency crews have done

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<v Speaker 1>an outstanding job.

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<v Speaker 2>There's been some sixty on water rescues done by SES boats,

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<v Speaker 2>which is quite remarkable. The best news is that there's

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<v Speaker 2>been no loss of life.

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<v Speaker 1>Meantime. Premier Dan Andrews says victorians impacted by the floods

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<v Speaker 1>can now apply for disaster payments.

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<v Speaker 2>Already, there have been some fifteen hundred Victorians who have

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<v Speaker 2>applied for emergency payments. There are payments of just over

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand dollars for eligible families, and eligible families are

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<v Speaker 2>those who are out of their home because of this

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<v Speaker 2>flood event.