A campervan crosses the Silverstream ford after leaving the Whare Flat Folk Festival at the Waiora
Scout Camp, North Taieri, on Saturday. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN
Festival organiser Kathryn Olcott said this afternoon that the ford in Silverstream Valley Rd is closed and festival-goers at the site would be unable to leave until tomorrow morning.
She could not say exactly how many people remained at the festival.
Some festival-goers managed to get out before the ford was closed shortly after mid-day today.
The festival's final night of performances would go ahead today, she said.
A festival-goer packs up his tent and prepares to leave Whare Flat earlier this afternoon. Photo: GERARD O'BRIEN
