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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. ....
Wild weather has hammered the top of the South Island, with flooding across the region and roads closed, while people are being urged to stay home. Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter pilot Barry McAuliffe said the chopper was called out to the Motueka Valley at the confluence of the Baton River and Motueka River. Carol McKeever/SUPPLIED Dramatic chopper rescue of man from campervan surrounded by floodwater near Motueka. He said a man had been camping out by the river for the past three days, and while he was sleeping the floodwaters had engulfed his vehicle and campervan. To escape the man had to go up through the skylight and get onto the roof, where the helicopter picked him up and took him to safety, McAuliffe said. ....
Riwaka-Sandy Bay Rd, full length Marahau Valley Rd Rocks Road Tahunanui A statement from Civil Defence at 2.30pm outlined the level of flooding across Nelson Bays and the impact it had had on infrastructure. Supplied The Motueka River bursts its banks near the outlet into Tasman Bay. The forecast was showing that the heaviest rainfall has passed, and rivers were expected to recede over the next day. While there may be isolated bursts of rainfall during the night, these were unlikely to affect the river flow levels. Some of the local roads in Tasman District had also been damaged and could take some time to reopen. ....
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