Timaru District Council Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Information Release No. 7 Date: 31 May 2021 Time: 6.45 pm Flooding and Heavy Rainfall Event: State of Emergency Declared Timaru District Council Civil Defence State of Emergency continues today. .
Rivers have surged, roads have closed and there are fears about a coming high tide in Christchurch during what is being called a one-in-100-year downpour.
Rivers have surged, roads have closed and there are fears about a coming high tide in Christchurch during what is being called a one-in-100-year downpour.
Heavy rain continues to fall in Canterbury, raising fears of further evacuations and flooding, particularly in Ashburton where half of the town's residents are preparing to leave their homes.
Rivers have surged, roads have closed and there are fears about a coming high tide in Christchurch during what is being called a one-in-100-year downpour.