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Tim Dornin

Chopper to reinforce key SA Murray levee

A helicopter will drop sandbags weighing up to 1000 kg to bolster a flood levy at Cowirra, in SA. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A helicopter will be deployed to drop large sandbags to reinforce a levee protecting critical water supply infrastructure east of Adelaide as Murray flooding in the region continues to increase.

The State Emergency Service says inspections of the levee at Cowirra near Mannum have revealed the need for strengthening work.

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