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‘It Was a Few Seconds’: Warning System Under Scrutiny After Flash Floods

More than 1,500 people evacuated and dozens of vehicles damaged after heavy rains caused flash flooding along the Great Ocean Road, authorities reported over 160 emergency calls.

Summary by Brisbane Times
Holidaymakers and local leaders have questioned why authorities did not do more to raise the alarm before a “wall of water” swept through the Surf Coast.

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The state of Victoria, in the east of Austria, was hit by severe storms that caused floods is sudden. Images released this Friday show v rivers see which submersions and are being dragged to the sea.

A severe storm accompanied by heavy rains has caused sudden flooding in several towns in the Australian state of Victoria, leaving shocking images of cars dragged to the sea, flooded roads and emergency rescues under way.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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