More than 3,000 without power as flood peak approaches in parts of South Australia
Dozens of homes and two caravan parks have been evacuated in South Australia as the state emergency service warns people not to go into the flood zone.Dozens of homes and two caravan parks have been evacuated in South Australia as the state emergency service warns people not to go into the flood zone.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The historic Overland Corner Hotel, about 7km north of Kingston-on-Murray could also be inundated after a flood levee failed at the heritage-listed pub, which was built in 1859. Levees are continuing to fail and two warnings are in place along South Australia’s upper and lower Murray as communities prepare for the flood peak.
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