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As much as 30mm of rain has dropped over the previous 24 hours within the northern Victorian areas of Echuca and Kerang, the place residents are waiting for flooding.

Kevin Parkyn of the Bureau of Meteorology mentioned rain and thunderstorms are forecast to make landfall on Monday, however extreme climate warnings for heavy rainfall have been lifted.

Parkyn mentioned the quantity of rain skilled in Victoria this month created the wettest October on file for the state.

He mentioned that if rain forecasts for Sunday and coming Monday come via, Victoria is prone to see the wettest October ever on file.