Australia floods: Victoria state residents prepare for further flooding – in pictures

Children navigate through a flooded street in Horsham Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images Residents in Beaufort town, west of Melbourne, are inundated by flash flooding Photograph: Joe Castro/EPA Volunteers pack sandbags to proctect property near the Wimmera river in Horsham Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images A view of flooded streets near the town centre Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images Hugo Papst is towed by his brother Louis as he surfs rising floodwaters in Horsham Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Volunteers pack sandbags to protect property near the Wimmera river in Horsham, Australia Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images A partially submerged dining area in a Horsham park Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Onlookers take photos of a flooded street near the Wimmera river Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images Phil Barnard carries his wife, Jan, across a flooded street in Horsham Photograph: Richard Kendall/Getty Images Beaufort residents are inundated by a flash flood that cut the town off from the main highway Photograph: Joe Castro/EPA Rising floodwaters start to engulf roads in the Horsham Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Residents wade through floodwater outside their home Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Teenagers ride their bikes through a flooded street Photograph: Luis Enrique Ascui/EPA