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- The six-hour downpour delivered 180mm of rain and destroyed 289 homes.
- About 600 people were displaced, including 60 who needed emergency accommodation.
- Authorities in Victoria defended their warnings to holidaymakers amid the flooding on January 16, 2026.
- The Bureau of Meteorology issued escalating warnings as rainfall intensified.
- New South Wales reported over 274 flooding-related incidents.
