Vehicles Trapped in Floodwater as Storm Brings Heavy Rain to Melbourne

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October 7, 2022 at 12:51 a.m.

Vehicles were trapped in floodwater in Melbourne, Victoria, on October 7, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the city.

Footage by Adrian Murdoch shows two vehicles trapped in deep floodwater under a bridge on York Street, south Melbourne.

The thunderstorms, which the BOM warned could bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the area, had moved out of Melbourne and towards Gippsland by Friday afternoon. Credit: Adrian Murdoch via Storyful

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