River Murray peak reached in all South Australian towns affected by flooding
ABCThe River Murray has peaked in all affected South Australian towns, authorities say. Key points: The River Murray has now peaked in all SA towns Wellington, near where the river empties into Lake Alexandrina, reached the peak Wednesday Authorities say water flows were expected to drop to 60 gigalitres by the end of the month SA's Emergency Services Minister Joe Szakacs said the peak reached Wellington, close to where the river meets Lake Alexandrina, on Wednesday. "The peak has now reached every town in South Australia that will be affected by these floods," he said. Mr Szakacs said the levees created by authorities along the river to protect towns and properties have "done their job", although acknowledged others have experienced breaches. He said peak flows were "well and truly within Lake Alexandrina now" and will start to flow out through the Murray Mouth over the coming days.
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