A resident who has decided not to evacuate says scores of homes unprotected by the 2.5km barrier are at risk.
abc.net.au/news/echuca-residents-brace-for-murray-river-flood/101555306Residents on the "wrong side" of a 2.5-kilometre levee in Echuca are waiting anxiously to see what impacts water rises will have on their properties and town.The Murray River is expected to peak tomorrow and some residents are opting to stay rather than evacuateWater has already spread across some of the streets in the area, where the Murray River is expected to peak on Friday.
Emergency services said the projected peak was 95.3 metres above sea level — higher than the 1993 flood event in the community.She said she was among those on the "wrong side" of the barrier."At the moment our house is dry."It's just a waiting game at this present time."(
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