Three people rescued from floodwaters as heavy rain causes road closures across SA
Heavy rainfall across South Australia has caused significant flooding, leading to road closures and multiple rescues of motorists trapped in floodwaters. Emergency services have responded to hundreds of calls for assistance as record-breaking August rainfall impacted Adelaide and surrounding regions.
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Extreme weather events are causing immediate infrastructure disruption and public safety risks, highlighting the vulnerability of regional transport networks to sudden climate events.
The under 16 Broadview girls football team had an impromptu swim when water flooded the Broadview Oval. ( Supplied: Shelley Braithwaite )
Link copied Share Share article Three people who drove through floodwaters have been rescued and campers have been stranded, following a weekend of heavy rainfall and storm activity across South Australia.
Several South Australian towns recorded record-breaking August rainfall totals across Saturday and yesterday, including 110 millimetres at Lenswood, 101mm at Coromandel East and 150mm in some parts of the state's far north.
The State Emergency Service said it had received more than 530 requests for assistance during the weather event, mostly responding to flood-related incidents in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.
Goodwood Road was engulfed by floodwaters last night. ( ABC News: Malcolm Sutton )
SA Police said three people had been rescued after driving into floodwaters at the intersection of Wingate and Winzor roads at Hillier.
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