(CNN) -- Helicopters flew into remote areas of southern Australia on Tuesday to reach residents isolated by flooding, an emergency official said.
The latest wave of flooding to hit Australia is having a "huge" impact in Victoria state, said Ray Jasper, incident commander for emergency services there.
"We have houses inundated. We have a lot of isolated rural properties," he said, noting that helicopters would likely be delivering bread, milk and medicine to remote parts of the state for at least two weeks.
Potential for more major flooding in the state remains strong, CNN International Meteorologist Jennifer Delgado said. Officials were still surveying damage and bracing for more as the threat of more rain falling into swollen rivers loomed.
Search and rescue divers Tuesday found the body of an 8-year-old boy who fell into the water near a river the day before, Victoria police said. CNN
