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The South Island of New Zealand copped a drenching last week, with hundreds of people evacuated as waters rose quickly in the popular tourist town.
A slow-moving low-pressure system lingered over the South Island of New Zealand last Thursday and Friday causing a multi-day deluge in the region.
The satellite loop below shows thick cloud encircling the low over the South Island on Thursday.
Video: Visible true colour satellite imagery showing cloud over New Zealand’s South Island on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Queenstown declared a state of emergency after the town saw its largest daily rainfall totals in 24 years, with 87 mm of rain falling in the 24 hours to 9am NZDT on Friday, September 22.
This rainfall led to multiple debris and flooding events, with hundreds of people evacuated on Thursday night.
A Queenstown cemetery was also damaged in the floods last week.
The flooding and landslips have also caused an outbreak of cryptosporidium, a highly infecti
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