Outback communities cut off by flood waters in South Australia's far north say they're angry the government has done little to help ease their isolation.
00:00Floods are not uncommon for this region, with a single vehicle barge normally called in for people to cross Cooper Creek.
00:09Even though these outback communities prepared months in advance, they're furious the government has failed to act.
00:15You know, when there was 200mm of rain in outback Queensland, it was always going to flood the Cooper, the Diamantina, it was always going to go into Lake Eyre.
00:23The barge that is normally recalled during floods was taken to Murray for servicing two years ago.
00:30Locals have had to resort to using tinnies to get across for the first time in 80 years.
00:35With no traffic, the Mungurani Hotel has shut its doors to tourists and will see massive losses.
00:41It is basically the business itself. The weather is so hot during summer we shut down and it's 80-90% of the trade.
00:51Graziers who have been calling for a bigger ferry for years to help them move cattle to market say they need urgent action.
00:58We really do need that transport corridor reinstated via a larger barge or ferry.
01:04The state government says it's actively working through all options, including a barge as flood modelling continues to be updated.
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