Cars were swept into the ocean and campgrounds flooded at Wye River on Thursday, after the region received 180mm of rain in six hours.
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It was the highest rainfall recorded in one day at Lorne, exceeding the previous record of 123.2mm on 30 September 2021. It flooded the Wye, Kennett and Cumberland rivers. Footage taken at Wye River and Lorne show the extent of the damage
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