Flood-hit Murray River caravan parks miss out on vital holiday tourism as clean-up continues
by Fleur Connick in Deniliquin from on (#67RCT)
Piles of rubbish fill the space normally taken by summer visitors, with businesses facing the loss of a season's earnings
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Caravan parks and more than 100 national parks remain closed across New South Wales and Victoria after widespread flooding damaged infrastructure, filled waterholes with debris and made some areas unsafe for swimming.
The summer holidays would usually be the busiest time of year for the McLean Beach holiday park in Deniliquin, in the NSW Riverina region.
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