In Australia, residents of the South-eastern town of Kerang have been told to leave their homes immediately. Officials have asked Kerang residents to pack three days of supplies and leave before the waters of the swollen Lodden River rise further. The evacuation warning was issued after the State Emergency Service estimated that homes will be flooded by the swolen Lodden River. The latest alert follows floods through parts of the state of Victoria, and the death of a boy near Horsham. Further north, floods have killed more than 30 people and caused widespread losses in the state of Queensland. At least 58 towns across Victoria have now been hit by floods and 22 relief centres are in operation.