Much of central and northern Victoria including cities of Horsham, Shepparton and Swan Hill as well as towns Charlton, Rochester and Carisbrook, Beaufort, Glenorchy, Rupanyup, Murrabit Echuca, Bridgewater on Loddon, Creswick, Clunes, Kerang, Warracknabeal and Skipton.
Deaths
2 confirmed dead
Property damage
A$ 2 billion[1]
High intensity rainfall between 12–14 January 2011 caused major flooding across much of the western and central parts of the Australian state of Victoria. Several follow-up heavy rainfall events including Tropical Low Yasi caused repeated flash flooding in affected areas in early February in many of the communities affected by January's floods.[2]
Many of the towns were previously affected by floods in September 2010, however the 2011 event was more severe, affecting at least four times as many properties[3] with thousands of evacuations being called for by the State Emergency Service. As of 18 January, more than 51 communities had been affected by the floods.[4] A total of over 1,730 properties had been flooded.[5] Over 17,000 homes lost their electricity supply.[6] The floods forced VicRoads to close hundreds of roads; and train services were also disrupted. The floods devastated farms with 51,700 hectares of pasture and 41,200 hectares of field crops flooded and 6,106 sheep killed.[1] The Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Victorian Farmers Union initially estimated that damages would amount to hundreds of millions of dollars,[5] but the Department of Primary Industries later calculated a damage bill of up to A$ 2 billion.[1]
Kevin Parkyn, a senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology said, "Victoria is experiencing one of its worst flood events in its history" after "a week in which rainfall totals have been smashed in parts of Victoria."[7] Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said, "It's the worst flood in western Victoria in their history as far as our records go in terms of the depth of water and the number of places affected."[8] The Premier of Victoria, Ted Baillieu, has described it as "one of the biggest floods in the state's history."[9]
^ abcDarren Gray and David Rood Victorian damage bill to hit $2bn The Age 26 January 2011
^Scott, Jason Ex-Cyclone Yasi Triggers Evacuations of Victoria State Towns Business Week 5 February 2011
^Hewitt, Sue (15 January 2010). "Thousands evacuated in Victoria as rising flood waters go north". Courier Mail. News Limited. Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^"Nervous wait for flood-affected Horsham". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^ abStewart, Cameron; Rout, Milanda (20 January 2011). "New Victorian flood front ruins farm sector". The Australian. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
^"Floods cause power outages in Victoria". Herald Sun. Australian Associated Press. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
^Turnbull, Jeff (15 January 2011). "More Victorian towns to be evacuated". The Age. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
^Cauchi, Stephen; Craig, Natalie (16 January 2011). "Wettest month in history for state's north and west". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^Willingham, Richard (18 January 2011). "Significant financial hit to state, Baillieu warns". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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