VIC:Cyclone remnants cause havoc in Victoria

AAP General News (Australia)
02-04-2011
VIC:Cyclone remnants cause havoc in Victoria

By Xavier La Canna and Mariza O'Keefe

MELBOURNE, Feb 4 AAP - Queensland's extreme weather is playing havoc with Victoria,
with much of the southern state on alert as the remnants of tropical cyclones cause heavy
rainfall and flooding.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is predicting widespread rain in Victoria over the
weekend, including a flood watch for the greater Melbourne catchments of Werribee, Maribyrnong,
Yarra, Dandenong and Bunyip.

Parts of the township of Halls Gap, in the state's central west, on Friday were issued
an emergency …