Kerre McIvor: Westport flooding relief a drop in the bucket for farmers Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 1:43PM Thousands of people had to evacuate their homes in Westport as the town flooded on Friday night. (Photo / George Heard) Kerre McIvor: Westport flooding relief a drop in the bucket for farmers Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 1:43PM Not such a good morning for the people of Westport many of whom have been left homeless after the devastating floods that swept through the district over the weekend. The clean-up of the town, population 4600, will likely take months and its estimated hundreds of houses have been damaged. Kris Faafoi speaking to Mike Yardley this morning says dozens of Kainga Ora houses have been rendered uninhabitable so the government too is busy trying to find rental accommodation for its tenants and working out whether they repair or rebuild entirely.