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Outback town feeling forgotten in floods

A plane drops off food supplies at Coober Pedy

A plane drops off food supplies at Coober Pedy Source: AAP

Oodnadatta, 200 kilometres north of Coober Pedy, has been cut off for over two weeks now, leaving residents without critical food and fuel supplies.


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By Peta Doherty, Stephanie Corsetti

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Oodnadatta, 200 kilometres north of Coober Pedy, has been cut off for over two weeks now, leaving residents without critical food and fuel supplies.



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