Deluge floods North Otago

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Tue, 25 May 2010
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The Oamaru Creek close to topping the bridge for SH1 in Oamaru at 11am. Photo by David Bruce No play today - the Oamaru Creek breaks its banks and floods the playground area in the Oamaru gardens this morning. Photo by David Bruce A tree which temporarily blocked Thames St in central Oamaru, felled by strong winds and rain, is cleared by workers while police control traffic about 10.30am. Photo by David Bruce A digger clears debris which blocked the bridge on Chelmer St in Oamaru, flooding and closing the road about 9.30am. Photo by David Bruce Traffic turns back at the north Oamaru boundary where Muddy Creek flows across SH1. Photo by David Bruce Oamaru Intermediate School under water. Photo by Deidre Senior Dacre St in Oamaru. Photo by Hannah Meehan Flooding on the Thompson family's farm between Enfield and Five Forks. Photo by Alison Thompson The Oamaru Harbour breakwater. Photo by Simon Berry Oamaru Harbour breakwater. Photo by Simon Berry
 
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