People in Australian town warned to flee approaching floods.

Residents of Kerang, Victoria, have been told to evacuate.

Travel Insurance News - 20/01/2011

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People living in Kerang, a town in south-eastern Australia, have been warned to evacuate their homes. Rising river levels are threatening to flood yet another community as the worst flooding to hit Australia in decades continues to expand.

More than a thousand people living in Kerang have already moved to an evacuation centre nearby. Water levels in the Loddon River are continuing to rise.

The warning was issued a day after one boy drowned in another part of the state of Victoria. Floods to the north, in the state of Queensland, have already taken the lives of more than 30 people since tropical storms began in November.

The State Emergency Service (SES) issued the evacuation notice after water in the Loddon River started to leak through a protective levee. This led to fears that flooding could hit Kerand.

Officials were warning that Kerang could be cut off from the outside world for up to five days. They warned residents of the town to gather sufficient supplies.

The notice by SES was issued at 5.20pm local time on Wednesday. It was sent to the 2,500 people who live in the town.

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