New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday (Aug 21) as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain. Last week's rains in northern and central areas forced more than 500 people from their homes, making some uninhab
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain.
The South Island city of Nelson has been worst affected, but towns in the North Island have also been cut off by floods that swamped roads and homes. "We are working as quickly as we can to get people home safely," emergency management officials said, adding that while they had looked at about half the affected properties, detailed inspections could need days, depending on the weather.While the extreme weather has eased, warnings against heavy rain stay in western Tasman and Fiordland on the South Island, forecaster Metservice said on its website.
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