Flood warning system vandals put lives at risk - regional council
Vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put people and livelihoods at risk, the Taranaki Regional Council says.
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Vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put people and livelihoods at risk, the Taranaki Regional Council says.
Flood warning system vandals put lives at risk - regional council Robin Martin © RNZ / Robin Martin The Taranaki Regional Council says vandals who attacked a flood monitoring station this week put people's lives and livelihoods at risk. Director of environmental quality Abby Matthews said council hydrology officers discovered a small fire had been lit under one monitoring station, when undertaking routine checks on the network in the Upper Waitōtara catchment. She said the stations send out automated phone alerts when rivers reach dangerous levels and are vitally important....