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Listen: 'My tractor's underwater!' - farmer reflects on flash flood

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27 Nov, 2017 02:36 AMQuick Read

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Footage from Chris Pemberton’s property in Millers Flat, two minutes after flash floods caused a lot of damage to his farm. He’s never seen anything like it. Credit: Chris Pemberton

Chris Pemberton is starting the clean up after a devastating flash flood on his farm over the weekend.

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The Millers Flat farmer spoke to The Country Early Edition's Andy Thompson saying his workshop was flooded and the rushing water also took his tractor into the creek.

Chris Pemberton's tractor in the aftermath of the flood. Photo / Supplied
Chris Pemberton's tractor in the aftermath of the flood. Photo / Supplied
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Pemberton recorded the carnage in a memorable Snapchat video (above) and says everything happened so quickly he was unable to retrieve his tractor before it was submerged. He is unsure if it is written off yet.

The creek has flooded before but nothing like this says Chris who has damage up the top of his farm with fences destroyed and fodder beet paddocks stripped.

"This was just a mega-one really - it was just a freak occurrence."

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