Dunedin was prepared for the worst as wild weather ripped into the city yesterday morning.
On Monday, MetService issued orange warnings for heavy rainfall and gale force winds over the city yesterday morning, prompting concerns there would be widespread flooding in low-lying areas.
In light of recent flooding in the North Island and previous flooding events in Dunedin, the Dunedin City Council did not want to leave anything to chance and kicked into gear on Monday night, creating sandbagging stations and a welfare centre for people to stay in if their houses were flooded.
