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Dejà vu pours in By Callum Ludwig
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It was a concerning case of dejà vu for the Yarra Ranges as heavy rain and flooding in October wreaked havoc in the region. Rainfall statistics from the Bureau of Meteorology recorded 52mm of rain in Yarra Junction between 9am Tuesday 3 October and 9am Wednesday 4 October. On Tuesday afternoon, the roads were the first to be impacted with part of the Warburton Highway at the traffic lights in Woori Yallock giving way, believed to be because of a burst water main underneath. Deputy Controller of the Upper Yarra SES Unit said they were first paged to it as a landslip. “When we got there, people were still driving over it, which I guess with the state of the roads out there at the minute, it just looked like a normal pothole so we can’t really discredit people for doing that,” she said. VicRoads crews were on the site on Thursday 5 October making progress on the repairs with signage and traffic management out to indicate that the road is down to one lane both ways while works are underway. The State Control Centre (SCC) upped its flood warning from minor to moderate on Wednesday 4 October for all the townships along the Yarra River from Millgrove down to Coldstream and all the way to Warrandyte. An SCC spokesperson said their message for the high-risk season is to always be prepared, but not alarmed; based on the current climate outlook. “Motorists need to be extra vigilant on the