As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously
- Written by Rory Nathan, Honorary Professor Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Melbourne
The images and stories of flash flooding coming out of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road overnight have been described as “terrifying”. It’s easy to see why.
Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept out to sea and a caravan park was rapidly inundated. Some had to get new clothes at an op-shop.
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