Estimated costs for flood protection work on the Water of
Leith and Lindsay Creek have more than doubled to $53
million, latest figures released by the Otago Regional
Council show.
Wild weather was last night lashing the upper North Island as
heavy rain and high tides combined to keep authorities and
residents on high alert for more coastal flooding.
Disaster officials say heavy monsoon rains drenching the
eastern Philippines for two weeks have drowned seven more
people, pushing the death toll to 40 with seven missing.
Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeast
Australia seeped on to the streets of the nation's
third-largest city today, forcing people to flee both
suburbs and skyscrapers.
A New Zealand Civil Defence worker who is part of a team
helping residents of flood-stricken Queensland is overwhelmed
by the scale of the devastation and hopes waters subside so
he is able to help in the worst affected areas.
Floodwaters from a swollen river poured into businesses in
yet another northeastern Australian community today as
relentless rains brought more misery to a region battling its
worst flooding in decades.
Levels of Lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu continued to increase
yesterday afternoon as the lakes collected the rain which
fell in the mountains on Sunday night.
Heavy rain across Otago over the past two days caused concern
in some parts as rivers and lakes rose and relief in others
as low rivers were replenished and dry land watered.
