A train in Victoria has been derailed after a month of wild weather and widespread flooding damaged the rail tracks.
Shocking photos from the scene at Inverleigh, near Geelong, reveal the extent of the damage as more than 20 shipping containers lay sprawled across nearby paddocks.
Eight wagons derailed from the flood-damaged tracks at 5.30am today, smashing dozens of shipping containers as they fell.
At least 20 shipping containers were piled on top of each other in the chaotic crash scene about 90km from Melbourne.
The freight train stopped just short of a level crossing, which authorities say has already been reopened.