The view from Thompsons Track, near Ashburton, towards Mount Hutt at the weekend. Photo: Supplied Hundreds remain out of their homes on the West Coast after high river levels, flooding, fallen trees and slips closed state highways across the top of the South Island. While the West Coast copped the brunt of the second major flooding catastrophe in a matter of weeks, the Mid Canterbury region could not avoid fresh damage. Ashburton District Council was still monitoring the state of the district's roads, with 10 closures still in place on Monday evening. Precautionary boil water notices also remained in place for the Methven and Methven-Springfield water schemes.