{
  "id": 13656031,
  "title": "Victoria’s coastal towns are at risk of flooding, and these ‘potholes’ are partly to blame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/victorias-coastal-towns-are-at-risk-of-flooding-and-these-potholes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T05:43:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-s-coastal-towns-are-at-risk-of-flooding-and-these-potholes-are-partly-to-blame-20261011-p613v7.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One of the state’s most popular holiday spots is battling rising sea levels and increasing storm surges, with ageing flood defences struggling to keep the tides at bay.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Victoria’s coastal towns are at risk of flooding, and these ‘potholes’ are partly to blame",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/victorias-coastal-towns-are-at-risk-of-flooding-and-these-potholes-13656051",
        "published": "2026-10-11T05:43:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}