Volunteers needed for SA flood clean-up, as some River Murray shack owners take first look at muddied homes

In the River Murray town of Punyelroo, just downstream of Swan Reach, shack owners are getting their first look – via kayak – at their muddied homes that have spent weeks submerged by floodwaters.

As Rolf Stanisch hops out of his kayak and onto what was a second-storey deck, the sight that greets him is "shambles".