Dramatic footage emerges of a bridge crumbling under the strain of floodwater amid a massive storm on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.
The river had reportedly run as high as 7.6 metres, while elsewhere in the Westland region the Haast River was also running at 7.6m.
Laura tweets A final look at the only bridge heading south out of town. It collapsed less than 5 minutes after this was taken! "This is a 100-year event, there is a huge amount of rain … I haven't seen all of the rivers impacted in Westland at exactly the same time," he said.
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