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Politics live news Australia: Up to 4000 homes in flood danger, says Shepparton mayor; thousands told last chance to flee

Thousands of residents have reportedly fled homes in northern Victoria amid rising flood levels, after the state's first fatality.

Owen Leonard and staff reporters
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6:41AMOctober 15, 2022.
Updated 2:07AMOctober 16, 2022
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The small town of Rochester on the Campaspe River prepares for rising flood waters with sand bagging and waterproofing of shopfronts and houses. Picture: Jason Edwards
The small town of Rochester on the Campaspe River prepares for rising flood waters with sand bagging and waterproofing of shopfronts and houses. Picture: Jason Edwards

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