Or is it?
So its now the 17th of December and here in beautiful New Zealand our summer seems to have gone on vacation. I'm looking outside my window this morning and see rain falling. RAIN!
Ok, so this is not necessarily a bad thing but it has been raining on and off since the first day of Summer! WTF?
The rainy summer here has not only caused havoc on beach goers but recently there have been major flooding issues all over New Zealand because of it.
I know what you're thinking: What? Flooding in summer? Surely you're joking!
I'm NOT.
I think the worst areas to have been hit are in the South Island, poor South Islanders, first major earthquakes rip lives apart and then flooding washes what little is left away.
Nelson, at the moment is suffering not only significant flooding, but also land slides which are causing road blockages and already some people who haven't yet evacuated (perhaps because the roads are blocked) are running low on supplies and the power is completely out in the area.
Luckily enough though, there are supplies being sent in by light vehicles and also road crews are working on opening the main roads, clearing slips and inspecting rock faces for signs of any potential future slippages.
In one news article I read on stuff.co.nz there was a picture of a man and in front of him is a gigantic mountain of mud that pushed through his back door and into his home.
I just hope that relief efforts are able to help this community out and that the weather here realises what season its supposed to be.
My thoughts and prayers go out to those families who are affected.
So its now the 17th of December and here in beautiful New Zealand our summer seems to have gone on vacation. I'm looking outside my window this morning and see rain falling. RAIN!
Ok, so this is not necessarily a bad thing but it has been raining on and off since the first day of Summer! WTF?
The rainy summer here has not only caused havoc on beach goers but recently there have been major flooding issues all over New Zealand because of it.
I know what you're thinking: What? Flooding in summer? Surely you're joking!
I'm NOT.
I think the worst areas to have been hit are in the South Island, poor South Islanders, first major earthquakes rip lives apart and then flooding washes what little is left away.
Nelson, at the moment is suffering not only significant flooding, but also land slides which are causing road blockages and already some people who haven't yet evacuated (perhaps because the roads are blocked) are running low on supplies and the power is completely out in the area.
Luckily enough though, there are supplies being sent in by light vehicles and also road crews are working on opening the main roads, clearing slips and inspecting rock faces for signs of any potential future slippages.
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| Land slippage on Rocks road, Nelson |
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| Flood damage, Nelson |
I just hope that relief efforts are able to help this community out and that the weather here realises what season its supposed to be.
My thoughts and prayers go out to those families who are affected.
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