Houses will be ‘sacrificed’ in preparation for major floods in Echuca

Nicholls MP Sam Birrell says, “now it’s just a waiting game to see if that levee can hold – if it does, a large proportion of the town will be saved”.

Mr Birrell said up to 190 houses are going to be “sacrificed” because they are on the wrong side of the levee.

Sounds like the VIC Govt did not plan for this: too busy issuing fines to people in parks and preening in front of daily press conferences. DanMustGo

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