Nobody Panic, But Melbourne Appears To Have Incurred The Wrath Of Thor

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A peak-hour downpour has flooded inner city streets in Melbourne, leaving drivers trapped in floodwaters and sending gobsmacked onlookers to Twitter in droves. I mean, look at this shit!

I’m pretty sure those aren’t meant to be doing that.

According to the BOM, up to 40 millimetres of rain could dump itself onto the city before 8pm tonight. Meanwhile, trains on the Alamein, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Lilydale and Sandringham lines have stopped, with bus replacements on their way but expected to take over an hour.

Parts of Punt Road and Swanston Street in the CBD are flooded, and apparently the Richmond police station’s ceiling has caved in under the weather.

Fortunately we’ve got the mighty citizens of the internet to document the whole thing for us, including this hell-vortex bubbling to the surface of Bourke St:

This chilling footage of the storm knocking out the 9 News city camera like a gas station-robbing thug:

And this scene, which appears to depict a Coles that’s been teleported directly into the shallows of the nearest beach:

https://twitter.com/lexlomax/status/1073464636664471553

Obviously we’ve also got people cheerfully driving through floodwaters and then acting surprised when their cars stop working:

Basically this shit is just getting ridiculous now.

And if you were hoping for a bit of respite over the weekend, think again. According to forecasts, it’s going to pick up again on Saturday evening – great news for those Christmas parties you were planning on attending!

In all seriousness, stay safe, Melbourne mates. Keep under cover, avoid stairs that have turned into waterfalls, and for god’s sake, don’t drive through floodwaters. And maybe pick up a pair of flood pants while you’re at it. They’re supposed to work.

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