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Some residents in the town of Northam have evacuated their homes as flood waters from heavy downpours continue to swell the nearby Avon River.
Northam police said a number of people living in flood prone areas have left their homes to stay with family and friends on higher ground as a precaution, and that emergency services are monitoring the river and rainfall closely.
Flood warnings have been issued for the Perth metropolitan area, the South West and parts of the Great Southern districts, and the Department of Emergency Services has issued a major warning for 'rapid and powerful flooding' in the Avon Valley catchment. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Long hot periods of extreme temperatures across the country may have already killed many of our frailest people, says Associate Professor Adrian Barnett from the Queensland University of Technology.
Northern parts of that state are in for the hottest conditions this week, with Mildura expected to get two days of 44 degrees on Thursday and Friday, dropping to 42 degrees on Saturday.
Flood warnings have been issued for the Perth metropolitan area, the South West and parts of the Great Southern districts, and the Department of Emergency Services has issued a major warning for 'rapid and powerful flooding' in the Avon Valley catchment. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Sandbags have been placed in some areas of Northam and there are reports of one home being flooded so far.
Sand bags are being placed in Northam to protect buildings. Photo: @courtbembridge
The rising floodwaters in Northam comes as Perth endures its second-ever wettest day, while towns and cities from north to south in WA are being pelted with rain and wind.
The city fell short of recording the wettest Perth day ever after more than 110 millimetres fell in the 24 hours until 9am.