Dam failure prompts Adelaide flood warning

Dam failure sparks flood warning for South Australian town

Residents in the South Australian town of Echunga are being warned to brace for potential flooding as a nearby dam shows signs of structural failure.

Emergency warning as SA dam fails

A dam is failing in a town in the Adelaide Hills, prompting the State Emergency Service to issue an emergency warning to locals to evacuate.

Dam failure prompts Adelaide flood warning

Residents of the Adelaide town of Echunga have been evacuated as a private dam shows a 'high risk' of collapsing.

Echunga residents evacuated, emergency warning remains for failing dam wall

Residents from the small Adelaide Hills town of Echunga have evacuated to the local football club, where volunteers are cooking food and offering support, as authorities attempt to stop a private dam from bursting.

'High risk' of dam failure triggers emergency flood warning in South Australia

A private dam showing signs of its wall failing in South Australia has sparked an emergency warning for local residents.The dam is less than 500m upstream from Echunga, in the Adelaide Hills, south-east of the state capital."Due to the high risk of the wall collapsing, SA SES are working with partner agencies to lower the level of the dam through the excavation of a spillway," the SES warned.READ MORE:Aussies urged to get to the servo for final…

Dam failure warning issued for Echunga, South Australia

South Australia's State Emergency Service has issued a dam failure emergency warning message for Echunga, south-east of Adelaide. The dam is failing after an SES spokesperson confirmed the walls on one side were sagging. All roads into Echunga have been closed while personnel work to fix the dam. SES South Australia in a tweet has warned residents in the area to prepare for flooding and relocate if it is safe to do so.