First responders rescued more than 20 people from flooding in Australia’s Victoria state on Monday, and officials warned of further flooding as storms lashed an already-drenched region in the latest bout of wild weather to hit the country’s east coast. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to bring up to 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain, more than a month’s worth in places, to a wide belt stretching from southwest New South Wales state into northeast Victoria on Monday morning, according to the bureau of meteorology.
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