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Heavy rain causes flooding in Melbourne area
The State Emergency Service (SES) has been called to hundreds of incidents around Melbourne after heavy rains caused minor flooding.

The worst affected areas are in the west of the city.

SES crews were called to Gisborne, Keilor, Baccus Marsh and Sunbury.

However, the shire of Melton, west of Melbourne, has been hardest hit with rising flood waters running off farmland into residential areas.

Most of Melton and surrounding areas have been affected.

Creeks have overflowed onto roads and the Melton State Emergency Service is warning motorists to take care.

"We've got a lot of paddocks that are flooded and threatening homes at the moment so we've got a lot of residents coming to us and asking for sandbags to facilitate their trenching," SES deputy controller Deborah Warren said.

A part of the Melton Highway has been inundated by floodwaters.