Residents in Echuca, a town of about 15,000 near the Victoria-New South Wales state border, are preparing for the Murray River to peak from late Friday, amid reports of bare supermarket shelves after road closures cut off supplies.
"We are traversing some of those local roads with both supply and emergency services at this point in time, but the next 24 hours are going to be critical," Victoria state emergency service chief officer Tim Wiebusch told ABC television.
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