Large Murray flooding funding package as more levee breaches hit South Australian farmers

Levees protecting dairy farms and other agricultural properties in South Australia's Murraylands have been breached, as the Premier announces what he says is the state's largest natural disaster support package.

Premier Peter Malinauskas and federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt this morning announced $126 million in funding to support residents and businesses affected by flooding along the river.

"It demonstrates just how serious we are to do the preparatory work but to do the recovery as well, because the clean-up effort is going to be big."

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