Canterbury Floods

Tim

As of last night, my friend's family's home was 1km from the evacuation zone. Hope they're still outside it!

shark

Still raining out there.

Dan54

Yep just seen of Grandson in NZ herald as he heading down there for Army to do evacs etc.

African Monkey

It's not as bad as I thought it would be in Chch tbh. Parts of Pages Rd are very flooded as usual as is New Brighton Rd but nothing I haven't seen before on those roads.

Godder

A lot of effort has gone into flood preparedness, although there are still a few vulnerable areas. Much worse elsewhere in Canterbury unfortunately.

dogmeat

Ashburton bridge closed after motorists reported feeling it sag underneath them. That's SH1 fucked. 20K+ vehicles a day and the diversion is 40kms

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@dogmeat said in Canterbury Floods:

Ashburton bridge closed after motorists reported feeling it sag underneath them

That's seriously scary stuff, just gave me shivers. I hope you all stay safe down there.

Crucial

@dogmeat said in Canterbury Floods:

Ashburton bridge closed after motorists reported feeling it sag underneath them. That's SH1 fucked. 20K+ vehicles a day and the diversion is 40kms

Have to say, I was looking at the photos yesterday and marvelling at how it could still be standing.

Snowy

They had the bridge on TB news last night and some idiot standing on it watching the torrent. I commented how dumb that was as it was going to go. I would rather not have been right.

Stargazer

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Stargazer

Also from yesterday:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/300320388/canterbury-flooding-in-pictures-heavy-rain-and-rising-floodwaters-make-big-impact

The Silver Fern

Canterbury Floods