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Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October
Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend in a winter-like blast which won’t last.
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What happenedParts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend in a winter-like criticizes which won’t last.
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The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
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Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October
Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend in a winter-like blast which won’t last.
Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October
Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend in a winter-like blast which won’t last.