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A mountain of silt is a reminder for George Masefield of the deluge that left farmers stranded for days on Banks Peninsula.
The peninsula suffered an unsea
Residents of the Canterbury village woke to devastating damage after a "raging torrent" flooded sections, created backyard ponds, and seeped into some homes.