{
  "id": 11359536,
  "title": "Dairy farm flooded, but grain growers rejoice as Victoria settles in for wet weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/dairy-farm-flooded-but-grain-growers-rejoice-as-victoria-settles-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:34:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/wet-weather-flash-flooding-victoria-spring-rain/107219510"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Victoria experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms over the past 24 hours, leading to six flood rescues. Grain growers in some regions are rejoicing as the wet weather sets the perfect stage for the season. Further rain is expected tomorrow, with severe weather and heavy rainfall possible in Gippsland and the northeast of the state. The State Emergency Service (SES) had received 200 calls for help since midday yesterday, with flash flooding posing a significant threat. Dairy farmer Nicole Saunders, who milks 600 cows and runs a strawberry farm, stated that her Maffra farm was already underwater, with more rain anticipated. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a slow-moving low pressure system will drift east tomorrow, bringing persistent showers and thunderstorms, particularly over the Otways and the Strzelecki Ranges. While heavy rain could cause riverine and flash flooding, grain growers in Victoria's west believe the spring rain is just what the season needed to set up crops for record yields.",
  "summary": "Soaking rain continues to fall across parts of Victoria, after storms caused tree falls, power outages, building damage and six rescues.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}