"Flash flood triggered by thumping thunderstorms caused severe damaged along the coast of Australia's Victoria state, prompting authorities to issue an emergency warning in multiple towns and leaving thousands devastated. Footage filmed on Friday shows the aftermath of the inundation, with tree branches scattering across a local campsite while various roads and bridges were restricted. Emergency workers began cleaning the streets and clearing the branches on cranes. "We got back in knee-high water and we're just going through the campsite trying to get whatever we can, rushing out. People screaming, going up the hill, down the side here, just trying to get out of the water," said a camper. "It was still mud up to my ankles, up near my knees, in the tent. It's havoc. Everyone was panicking and crying and screaming," another added. The campers specifically criticised the local authorities for the late warning, with one noting that they only got informed about the calamity 'pretty last minute'. "I think they might, should have been able to do a better job, especially with today's technology and all those things like that," he said. Up to 6,500 homes suffered a power blackout due to the disaster, while around 300 locals and visitors were also forced to evacuate or displaced, according to local media. Towns lying along the Great Ocean Road were issued the emergency warning, while a section of the destination was restricted due to the flood. It comes just days after large bushfires reportedly burned over 410,000 hectares of forest and devastated roughly 900 structures in Victoria."