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Ten years after Victoria’s wettest January, some flood-prone towns are still at risk

Flood-prone communities in central Victoria say inaction and mismanagement from local authorities has left them without protection from the next disaster.
Key points:
- It’s been 10 years since a torrent of water flooded more than 100 towns in Victoria
- Levees have since been built in some of the flood-hit towns
- Other towns are still trying to find a solution to prevent a similar disaster
Extraordinary tropical moisture and persistent low pressure systems brought Victoria its wettest January on record in 2011.
With it came a torrent of water that flooded more than 100 towns, sweeping through homes and businesses and destroying swathes of pasture and livestock.
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