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Thursday 28 June 2007

Australia: Crews sandbag homes

Emergency service crews in Victoria's Gippsland region have banded together to help sandbag homes and businesses, as floodwaters continue to rise. Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has declared the floods in Gippsland the worst in 37 years. A severe weather warning has been issued for East Gippsland, with winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour forecast in elevated areas. Major flood warnings remain for the Mitchell, Avon and Macalister rivers. Moderate flooding is still expected for the Snowy, Latrobe, Tambo and Nicholson Rivers, while minor flood warnings are in place for the Buchan, Genoa and Cann river catchments. (Sky News Australia)