Town's fate rests on manmade wall protecting them from rising floodwaters

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Some 4000 homes have been inundated or isolated, and could remain so for a week. 9news

"They are on the other side of the levee," she explained.The town is surrounded by three river systems; the Murray, the Goulburn and Campaspe.Aerial pic from drone of McKenzie street Echuca."The Campaspe has started to subside ever so slightly but the Murray is the incoming threat."Shepparton is still awash with water, with people in some areas stuck due to floodwaters, and Vic Emergency advising them it is too late to leave the areas.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a $351 million flood recovery package to help the state's recovery. "Getting hundreds of roads fixed and reopened is going to be a massive job - so we're calling in reinforcements," he said.

 

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