Wild wind, flooding rain lash southeast Australian state
2 hours ago Downed power lines and fallen trees scatter the area in Lilydale, Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday. AP Wild weather in southeast Australia toppled trees, trapping people in cars and houses and cutting power to more than 200,000 homes as many braced for flooding.
The extraordinary weather system that hit Victoria state and its capital Melbourne Wednesday night brought wind gusts of up to 119 kilometres (74 miles) per hour and up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain, meteorologist Kevin Parkin said. There were no reports of serious injury.
As the wind and rain moderated on Thursday, the flood risk increased from rising rivers. Around 220 homes threatened by a swollen creek were ordered to evacuate at Traralgon, east of Melbourne, State Emergency Service chief officer Tim Wiebusch said.
Veliko nevreme u Melburnu: Vetar lomio drveće, nestala struja u 200 000 domova
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Nevreme u Australiji: Lomilo drveće, ljudi zaglavljeni u automobilima, bez struje 200 000 domova
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