TIMARU/RANGITATA ISLAND STATE OF EMERGENCY

[johnnyfalcon]

A State of Emergency has been issued following heavy rainfall that has led to the Rangitata River breaking its banks and threatening local properties. Evacuations have been initiated. Roads are impassable.

My thoughts are with the Brodies and their airfield fly-in arranged for this weekend. I was heading down to join the gathering but that is not an option now. I hope you are all safe and dry.

www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/south-island-weather-crisis-flooding-bridge-washouts-evacuations-triggered.html

[Dave Homewood]

Apparently the airfield is fine and people are flying in. I guess going by boat is another option but not by road.

Also 350 kms of road is closed on the West coast.

Meanwhile here in Cambridge the weather is perfect.

[johnnyfalcon]

Dec 7, 2019 16:00:26 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

Apparently the airfield is fine and people are flying in...

Good news, thanks Dave. With the very hot and blustery NW we have here in Christchurch it would be an uncomfortable flight downwind of the ranges

[Dave Homewood]

I am not sure how many planes have gotten in though, but I saw a post saying the airfield was OK. And Taylor Moore took some great aerial footage there of the swollen river.

[johnnyfalcon]

Weather-wise, it looks like it's Cambridge's turn tomorrow, while the Southern East Coast returns to hot and dry

[Dave Homewood]

Yep, typical, it's going to centre over Te Kowhai I think, and ruin our WONZ Christmas Party, dammit.