A community board member has criticised the "pathetic"
response to a flash flood in Mosgiel that caused thousands of
dollars in damage to shops on Saturday afternoon.
Those living and working in flood-prone businesses and
households will be reminded of the risk this week when staff
from the Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Otago
Regional Council start their annual flood awareness campaign.
Road repairs in the Waitaki district will "step up" next week
once floodwaters have receded and it becomes clearer what
work needs to be done after heavy rain during the past
fortnight culminated in major flooding this week.
The Waitaki District Council is still not sure how long it
will take to repair the damage caused by this week's floods,
which it estimates may cost at least $500,000.
Farmers, residents and businesses in North Otago and East
Otago start a massive clean-up today, following two weeks of
rain which caused an estimated $1 million in flood damage,
but the MetService has warned more wet weather is on the
radar.
The death toll has risen to 105 in floods caused by heavy
monsoon rains in India's north-eastern state of Assam, while
hundreds of animals died in the region's Kaziranga national
park, officials say.
A police officer and a companion hiked 6km over hills and
through flooded creeks to get much-needed supplies to a
pregnant woman and two children, trapped at home by
floodwaters on the East Coast.
