WAL about the damage that the rain has done over the past few days in canterbury
We have had big puddles and a lot of blocked gutters and drains in Christchurch over the last couple of days.
We have had to try and stay away from the surface flooding. This has been caused by some of the drains being blocked with leaves and the water can’t drain away.
The flood has caused sewage and other pollution to overflow and now a lot of the water is contaminated. If you come contact with this polluted water you must shower yourself and wash your clothes.
Some schools have been damaged and have had to work in the hall. Some of the power cells have been flooded and damaged. There have been evacuations from some houses.
The rivers have broken their banks and there has also been strong gusts of wind.
Good afternoon Aria.
ReplyDeleteWe were pretty lucky to escape a lot of the flooding that most of the country got.I know there were a lot of surface flooding but nothing strong enough to sweep cars off the road.
Samantha and I like cleaning out blocked drains when we are wearing our gumboots.We go around the street and clear the leaves and debris out of the grates.
Can you remember if you got lots of puddles at your place?.
Have a great day and enjoy the sunshine.