Body found in submerged car as rescuers search for flood victims in eastern Victoria
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Body found in submerged car as rescuers search for flood victims in eastern Victoria

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A man has been found dead in floodwaters as emergency services carried out dramatic rescues in Victoria's storm-lashed Gippsland region. "It was easy for us to get out of our house and onto the little boat to get out, but when I left, there was water inside," she said. "I've lived in that house for 30 years, and we haven't had water in that house in that time," Ms Snell said. Residents say they had little warning Traralgon resident Alan Scarlett has lived in George Street since 1991 and said the speed in which the floodwaters rose was unusual. Traralgon resident Alan Scarlett said it is the second highest flood he's experienced at his George Street property.

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