Wild weather - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home
NZ Defence Force rescue a Buller resident. Photo / NZ Defence Force
Wild weather - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home Sun, 18 Jul 2021, 9:24AM
State Highway 1 in Marlborough is reopening and evacuated residents from three settlements have been told they can return home from lunchtime on Sunday.
But on the other side of the island, West Coast residents face heartache, with flood-ravaged streets and homes.
The Marlborough District Council said State Highway 1, including the Wairau River Bridge, was expected to reopen from midday on Sunday. All evacuated residents from Tuamarina, Spring Creek and the Lower Wairau can return to their homes from midday.
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:33 pm
Picton is the latest town to join others in the upper
South Island with no road access due to flooding and high
river levels. A local state of emergency was this afternoon
declared in Marlborough with people being evacuated from
some areas.
Westport,
Tākaka, Collingwood, Murchison, Springs Junction and Nelson
are also currently isolated due to state highway closures
caused by the flooding with river levels peaking at state
highway bridges this afternoon.
“People should
continue to avoid driving in these areas, particularly given
more rain is falling around the Marlborough Sounds and
emergency services are responding,” says Tresca Forrester,
Press Release – NZ Transport Agency Picton is the latest town to join others in the upper South Island with no road access due to flooding and high river levels. A local state of emergency was this afternoon declared in Marlborough with people being evacuated from some areas. Check …
Picton is the latest town to join others in the upper South Island with no road access due to flooding and high river levels. A local state of emergency was this afternoon declared in Marlborough with people being evacuated from some areas.
Westport, Tākaka, Collingwood, Murchison, Springs Junction and Nelson are also currently isolated due to state highway closures caused by the flooding with river levels peaking at state highway bridges this afternoon.
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Picton is the latest town to join others in the upper South Island with no road access due to flooding and high river levels. A local state of emergency was this afternoon declared in Marlborough with people being evacuated from some areas.
Check these links for Marlborough evacuation updates
Westport, TÄkaka, Collingwood, Murchison, Springs Junction and Nelson are also currently isolated due to state highway closures caused by the flooding with river levels peaking at state highway bridges this afternoon.
âPeople should continue to avoid driving in these areas, particularly given more rain is falling around the Marlborough Sounds and emergency services are responding,â says Tresca Forrester, Journey Manager for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.