The south-east of the country is taking a battering and there is more to come as a ‘very strong cold front’ moves through on Sunday
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Tasmanian emergency services were urging residents and businesses along the Derwent River to prepare to evacuate on Sunday and Victorians have been warned of destructive winds as wild weather batters the south-east of the country.
The Tasmanian state emergency service urged communities in Meadowbank, Glenora, Bushy Park, Gretna and Macquarie Plains to prepare for flooding, with authorities suggesting they could become isolated for several days. An evacuation centre has opened in New Norfolk.
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