Vic: Storms cause flash flooding in Geelong

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: January 26, 2005 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
01-26-2005
Vic: Storms cause flash flooding in Geelong

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 AAP - Thunderstorms caused flash flooding and high winds damaged
properties in Geelong tonight as thunderstorms hit the south and west of Victoria.

The State Emergency Service (SES) received more than 400 calls for help in Geelong,
which was hit with 86mm of rain, and extra crews were called in from Melbourne and Ballarat
to help with the mop up.

SES spokesman Peter Cocks said crews had been kept busy ...

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