Mid Canterbury was reeling this time 12 months ago when a one-in-200 year flood battered the region.
It caused widespread damage to farms in the Ashburton district, but urban areas did not go unscathed.
The closure of Ashburton's 90-year-old bridge along State Highway 1 also was a logisitical nightmare for supply chains and emergency services.
One year on, Adam Burns visited the district to see how some of the residents are faring.
