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Vic recovering from intense downpour

Melbourne is recovering from heavy rain that caused flash flooding and building damage as storms moved across the state. Dimitris Kametopoulos reports.

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A hospital roof collapsed and a university was flooded after an intense downpour dumped 30mm of rain on Melbourne in 30 minutes.

The State Emergency Service responded to more than 1800 calls for help from noon on Thursday, with 41 people needing to be rescued from cars or buildings that had been inundated by flash floods.


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