Herald Sun | 40000 homes lose power, traffic chaos in Melbourne Cup downpour Herald Sun STORMS have left 40,000 homes without power and multiple drivers have had to be rescued from floodwater on one of the wettest Melbourne Cup Days on record. The heavy rainfall has caused havoc across Melbourne as the SES responds to hundreds of ... Melbourne weather: Flash flooding as massive rain storm hits Calls for help amid Vic flooding, storms Rain hammers Melbourne on Cup day |