State battered with worst September deluge in a century

(Is this climate change in action? Well, not really, rather it is an example of what can be expected as humanity further interferes with the world’s climate system resulting in an increase in the frequency and intensity of such events, eroding even more the “Goldilocks-like” conditions that have allowed us to prosper – Robert McLean)

Victoria has copped the worst September deluge in a century triggering landslides along the Great Ocean Road, evacuations and school closures. 

The wild weather affected 12 council areas, with 102 roads shut, seven schools closed and 14 bus routes disrupted on Wednesday. Emergency services conducted 11 rescues in floodwaters.

A 50-kilometre stretch of the Great Ocean Road, between Moggs Creek and Skenes Creek, remains closed due to a series of landslips and fallen trees.

Ballarat has experienced it wettest three days since 1921, while Beaufort received the most rainfall it's had in a 72-hour period since 1911, and Wedderburn since 1916.

Read the story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Victorian floods: State battered with worst September deluge in a century.”