A Whole SA Town Is Being Urged To Evacuate Bc A Privately-Owned Dam Is On The Verge Of Collapse

A dam is failing in South Australia and The State Emergency Service has warned residents it will threaten them and their family’s safety. The privately-owned dam is located only 500 metres from Echunga (a small town south of Adelaide) and holds about 10 megalitres of water, according to State Emergency Services State Duty Officer David O’Shannessy. Which, for those of you who aren’t maths girlies, translates to 10 *million* litres. Fkn terrifying. O’Shannessy told ABC Radio Adelaide that SES was made aware that some of the dam’s walls showed signs of structural failures, and crews worked through the night to keep it standing. “We are doing everything we can to mitigate that risk,” O’Shannessy said, per ABC

Locals have been forced to evacuate to Echunga Football Club. One resident we spoke to said her house was in the direct firing line of the flooding and got told to flee for safety. They’ve been told they could be here for up to 3 hours, while they wait for news. @9NewsAdel pic.twitter.com/kNIyFgnwbj

— Kelly Hughes (@KellyCHughes_) September 27, 2022

The SES websitepolice have closed a bunch of roads

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