Parts of the state are still bracing themselves for a final sting in the tail of a system that has menaced the state for almost a week, with heavy rain forecast to fall across the sodden Mount Lofty Ranges into Tuesday. Produce losses from floods across the Adelaide Plains region alone are estimated to be $20-$30 million, as the total extent of damage statewide from the storms appears set to reach into the hundreds of millions.
Many say the damage to the food bowl was a disaster waiting to happen and could have been avoided, or at least considerably reduced, if flood mitigation works in the Gawler River catchment had been carried out. The wipe out of one of the state’s most prolific salad and vegetable growing regions is also expected to drive up prices for consumers.
Source - http://www.freshplaza.com
