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"They're walking back and forwards trying to find the signal. I didn't know that thing existed, I had no idea," she said.

State Emergency Service volunteers and school staff have been walking through buildings and "mapping all coloured sand they see" over the weekend, she added.

Should residents need to venture outside, Moore warned people to avoid walking or driving through moving water and to stay away from any downed power lines.

A middle school, public park and bank are all within walking distance of the encampment.

He spent two years walking across the state, built a slick organisation and fielded candidates in almost all 243 seats.