Hundreds Evacuate Homes, 38 Rescued From Floods in Southeast Australia

Hundreds Evacuate Homes, 38 Rescued From Floods in Southeast Australia
Farm land is flooded near Bendigo, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2024. Diego Fedele/AAP Image via AP
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MELBOURNE, Australia—Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes on Monday after flooding inundated parts of Victoria state, as wild weather continues to batter Australia’s southeast.

The issue was ordered for badly hit areas in the small towns of Seymour and Yea, about 70 miles north of Melbourne. Authorities told residents and tourists to leave immediately as floodwaters rose to dangerous levels.