18 Aug 2022

Severe flooding in Nelson, more rain to come

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am on 18 August 2022

Kathryn gets an update from Tasman Region Civil Defence Emergency Management group controller Alec Louverdis about the situation in Nelson, where 233 homes have been evacuated and a state of emergency declared after the Maitai River burst its banks yesterday afternoon.  

A house on the banks of Nelson's flooded Maitai River on 18 August, 2022.

A house on the banks of Nelson's flooded Maitai River on 18 August, 2022. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver