Counting the cost of deluge in Manawatu

Many roads in Manawatu remain cut off, phone lines are down and cellphone reception in some areas is patchy. Helicopters flew over isolated communities to assess the damage from the downpour that hit the already drenched region yesterday. In Te Reureu Valley, up to 30 people were cut off as bridges into the area were washed out. In Feilding, about a dozen people were evacuated because of flash flooding. Bryan chats to Ben Caldwell from Manawatu District Council.