Torrential rains have hit New Zealand's South Island, flooding rivers, houses and roads and forcing roughly 200 households to evacuate, according to media reports.
Hundreds of South Island residents have been evacuated and are waiting to learn the severity of flood damage to their homes as New Zealand's big winter wet continues.The weather system brought heavy rain and savage winds to NorthlandRivers, houses and roads were flooded, forcing roughly 200 households to evacuate, local media are reporting.
Metservice said that mountain ranges in the west and north of the South Island could receive up to 500 mm of rain between Wednesday and Friday.There are currently severe weather warnings in place for parts of the South Island, while the North Island is also experiencing bad weather. Metservice says that mountain ranges in the west and north of South Island may receive up to 500 mm of rain between Wednesday and Friday.
The system has also brought heavy rain and savage winds to Northland, north of Auckland, where flooding has closed State Highway 1.
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