Video: How Tasmania’s flood emergency unfolded in October 2022 | ABC News

00:54 - The Mersey River threatens the town of Latrobe

03:33 - Spirit of Tasmania ferries cancelled

03:57 - Community more prepared than 2016 Tasmanian floods

05:41 - Deloraine town split in two by a torrent

08:11 - Latrobe streets inundated by floodwaters

10:28 - Landslide in the Central Highlands

11:00 - Heavy rainfall converges in Launceston's Cataract Gorge

11:57 - In the wake of the storm the damage becomes clear

15:10 - Northern Tasmanian communities face a long clean-up

Tasmania’s north and north west faces a flood emergency in October 2022. A huge band of rain is pushed over the state, delivering intense rainfalls. It triggers evacuations in Deloraine, Latrobe and the Launceston suburb of Newstead. Guy Stayner takes you through the unfolding event.

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