Heavy rainfall has led to flood warnings being issued for Victoria's Gippsland region -AAP Image
Heavy rainfall has led to rising rivers and a major flood warning in Victoria's Gippsland region.
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Up to 90mm of rain has been recorded in the Latrobe River catchment over the past 24 hours to 4am on Monday, with another 10 to 20mm forecast across the area for the rest of the day.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for the Moe River at Darnum, east of Warragul, after it exceeded the major flood level early on Monday morning.
The river level is currently at 4.64 metres and rising, the bureau says.
Minor flooding has eased in the Morwell River catchment but it could develop along the Latrobe River at Rosedale on Tuesday.
Other minor flood warnings are active for the nearby Traralgon Creek, and parts of the Murray and Kiewa rivers to the north of the state.
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