South Australia's River Murray looks different this holiday season as businesses continue to grapple with the current flood emergency.
The operators say they are facing crippling financial lossPunyelroo Caravan Park near Swan Reach has been closed to most visitors after its operators heard the property would likely be inundated.
The couple took over the park three months ago and feared they would not be eligible for flood relief grants because they cannot show proof of trading from previous years. "You know people have been coming here for 30 years, every Christmas, every New Year, every Easter," he said. Currently, the park allows semi-permanent residents if they provide their own generators and portable toilets, Mr Brown said.Mannum Hotel cellar floodedOn Friday night, the Country Fire Service was called to the Mannum Hotel, with water entering the cellar at a rate of 7,000 litres an hour, faster than the pub's 5,000 litres rainwater tank could hold.Friend of the publican, Chris Pfitzner, says authorities need to take the crisis happening in river communities more seriously.
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