Donations can be made to the Buller Mayoral Relief Fund bank account number: 03-1354-0583471-00. “We appreciate the support we have received from government agencies, volunteers, NGOs and the people of the Coast who have all been helping our communities through this very distressing time,” Cleine said in a statement issued on Tuesday. On Sunday, the Government said it would give $300,000 to the Buller Mayoral Relief Fund.
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Andy James, pictured with one of his four cats, is happy he has insurance after flooding wrecked his beautiful cottage in Snodgrass Rd near the Orowaiti Lagoon. Road closures
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As the floodwaters started to go down on Monday morning, Nothando Ndebele was able to get down the flooded street to see her home for the first time since the storm struck. “We’re used to having rain in Westport. We saw the water coming, but thought it’d be fine. “We left Friday night, thinking Saturday morning, we’ll be back in the house.”
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Nothando Ndebele reacts to seeing her flooded family home up close for the first time since they evacuated on Friday. When her husband went back to check on it on Sunday, he had to brave chest-deep water to get inside, and it was up to his knees throughout the house.
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