In Australia, many days of heavy rains have caused many parts of Victoria to fall into the worst floods in the last 100 years.
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On January 16, the Chancellor of California, Ted Baillieu, visited the regions of Echuca and Carisbrook, which were devastated by floods. He said that this flood was one of the biggest floods in Victorian history.
A rescue official from Horsham township in the state, David Eltringham, said the flood had a water level of more than half a meter and the highest level since September 2010.
The water of the Campaspe River rising due to continuous rain for several days has flooded 43 towns of about 14,000 houses, 3,500 people have to leave their homes to flee.
Hundreds of roads in Victoria have been closed since January 14 due to floods.
