Pumps begin clearing water outside the school on Roxburgh's main street. PHOTO: SIMON HENDERSON
Warren Clinch from Foote Haulage (right) supplies fresh water to local resident Charlie Sell. PHOTO: SIMON HENDERSON
The clean-up begins. Photo: Vicky Orbell
Volunteer firemen pump water out from Roxburgh's main street. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
A driveway is washed out in the centre of Roxburgh. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Roxburgh Area School principal Gary Pasco (centre) stands in mud that was washed through his school in the floods. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Rocks cover Roxburgh's main street at Reservoir Creek. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Contractors work to clear a slip at Reservoir Creek on Roxburgh's main street.
Rocks cover Roxburgh's main street at Reservoir Creek. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Debris covers SH8 at Blackjack Creek, between Dumbarton and Roxburgh. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Floodwater sits on the Roxburgh Golf Course. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Floodwater sits on the Roxburgh Golf Course in front of the Roxburgh sports pavilion. Photo: Yvonne O'Hara
Floodwater sits in Roxburgh's main street.
Excavators and loaders clear SH8 through Roxburgh last night. The town was cut off from both Alexandra and Millers Flat. Photo: CODC
State Highway 8 was blocked, awash with debris yesterday. Photo: CODC
Extreme flooding inundated Roxburgh sending mud and debris over roads, cutting off power and leaving the town without water. Allied Press reporter Yvonne O'Hara captured images of some of the destruction left in the wake of yesterday's downpour.
Video has also emerged showing a wall of mud and rock blocking SH8 south of Roxburgh. NZTA says SH8 is affected by slips both north and south of Roxburgh and will likely remain closed all day.
