‘High risk’ of dam burst in South Australian town of Echunga

60 properties in warning area after privately owned dam's wall shows signs of structural failure

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South Australian authorities were evacuating the small Adelaide Hills town of Echunga on Wednesday morning, and warned a dam burst could be imminent.

The South Australian State Emergency Service issued a dam failure emergency warning after the privately owned dam showed signs of structural failure to its wall.

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