Grasmere residents being rescued by rowing boat during Invercargill's big flood of 1984. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Grasmere residents being rescued by rowing boat during Invercargill's big flood of 1984. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery, at that time a junior photographer with the newspaper, wades through floodwaters in 1984. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery, at that time a junior photographer with the newspaper, wades through floodwaters in 1984. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Bill McKay measures to the flood level mark which can still be seen on the fence of his Douglas St, Invercargill, home. Photo by Allison Rudd. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Bill McKay measures to the flood level mark which can still be seen on the fence of his Douglas St, Invercargill, home. Photo by Allison Rudd. : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Emergency management consultant Bill Obers, who was Invercargill's light rescue civil defence officer during the flood, at the Otepuni Gardens in central Invercargill. In 1984 the Otepuni Creek burst its banks and flooded a swathe of the central city.... : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Emergency management consultant Bill Obers, who was Invercargill's light rescue civil defence officer during the flood, at the Otepuni Gardens in central Invercargill. In 1984 the Otepuni Creek burst its banks and flooded a swathe of the central city.... : Invercargill flood caught out residents
Invercargill flood caught out residents
Thirty years ago, the Waihopai River broke its banks near Invercargill, causing widespread damage and forcing the evacuation of about 4000 people...