Victorian community mourns one of their own as floods turn deadly

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The small town of Rochester in rural Victoria resembles an inland sea, after being inundated by floodwaters. 9News

The community of 3113 has been swamped, resulting in a local death as theOne of the town's own, 71-year-old Kevin Wills, was found dead in his backyard on Saturday morning.One of the town's own, 71-year-old Kevin Wills, was found dead in his backyard on Saturday morning.She became trapped but was rescued by emergency services and taken to a nearby relief centre.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews shared his sympathies with the tight-knit community, saying they "will be saddened to know one of their community has passed away"."This is potentially very, very dangerous," he said.Victorian residents furiously create sandbags as flood crisis continues Community members are processing the loss and even the most stoic residents are struggling to hold it together."Four feet now, everything's gone," Gemmill said.Rochester resident Theresa said the flood event "all happened so quickly".Nearby a family waded through floodwaters to retrieve salvagable items bit-by-bit from their home.A family waded through floodwaters to retrieve items from their home.

Dozens of residents have been evacuated on buses an hour away to Bendigo, as the number of northern Victorian safe havens shrink by the day.As the floodwaters continue to rise across parts of the states, emergency services chiefs issued a stark warning on Saturday, saying Victoria could experience "some of the largest evacuations" in the state's history in the coming days.

The premier echoed the sentiment, reminding Victorian residents that just because the rain has cleared, they're far from being "out of the woods".

 

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