A landslide on a main road in Melbourne's eastern suburbs is likely to cause traffic headaches for commuters following a devastating storm.
VicRoads says Warrigal Road is closed between Canterbury and Riversdale Roads at Surrey Hills following the landslide about 8.30pm on Tuesday.
The road will be closed throughout Wednesday's morning peak and will remain closed until a full geotechnical assessment has been made at first light.
Meanwhile almost 30,000 properties are still without power on Wednesday morning after storms lashed Victoria, damaging buildings and felling power lines.
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Victoria State Emergency Service's northeast unit and other services reported more than 440 requests for help - including one property that was left unhabitable, houses with missing roofs, and more than 100 felled trees and traffic hazards.
Emergency and clean-up crews will return on Wednesday morning to tarp roofs and perform repairs to 60 remaining buildings that were left damaged or clearing trees.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mildura, in the state's far northwest, was hit by winds of nearly 90km/h and 10mm of rain in a short period of time.
As the cold front moved east, Laverton recorded a wind gust of 98km/h at 4.15pm, Bendigo was hit by a 111km/h gust at 6.34pm, Kilmore Gap reached a 117km/h wind gust at 7.28pm and Wangaratta recorded one of 113km/hr at 7.21pm.
Large swathes of the state have been hit by power outages, with the State Emergency Service recording 100,000 properties without electricity.
SES volunteers have also responded to more than 1000 call-outs - mostly in Mildura, Bendigo, Kilmore, Swan Hill and Shepparton.
Most of the damage has been to buildings, along with fallen trees and power lines.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns damaging winds, heavy rain and flash flooding may continue to hit Mildura, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Melbourne, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Traralgon and Bairnsdale overnight.
