Echuca residents build giant dirt levee to stop floods

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Echuca residents have fought fatigue and tirelessly worked overnight to build a “great wall” to protect their homes from the flooding Murray River in Victoria's north.

The tight-knit community came together on Tuesday to build the mammoth 2.5 kilometre long dirt levee aimed at “keeping the water out”.

Echuca prepares for the impending floods, with authorities building a dirt 2.5km dirt levee. Picture: NCA/Newswire/Jason Edwards Kerry Williams, who is based in Echuca, has watched the community work around the clock to prepare and hoped it was enough to hold the water back. Those residents have had to come to terms with the heart-breaking decision to help build the wall and protect the town while sacrificing their homes.

 

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