A Second Victim Claimed In Victoria’s Flood Water’s

A grim discovery


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Victoria's wild weather has claimed another life.

Search and Police discovered the body of a woman, believed to be 20-year-old Nina Barake who went missing from Simpson on Wednesday.

Circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are yet to be determined but police are not treating it as suspicious,” a police statement said.

The grim discovery was made on Friday morning at Glenfyne, east of Warrnambool.

Gippsland's fatal floodwaters had earlier claimed a man in his 60's found in a submerged vehicle at Woodside in south Gippsland on Thursday.

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Victoria flood crisis claims second life

Authorities warn locals not to drive through floodwaters.

It is expected to take days for the SES to clear the backlog, after responding to 6000 calls for assistance over a 24-hour period.

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11 June 2021

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