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Nelson Tasman Civil Defence Heavy Rain Update 2 10:15am

Wednesday 14 December 2011, 4:01PM

By Tasman District Council

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Regional Emergency Operations Centre Established

Nelson Tasman Civil Defence Emergency Management has established a regional emergency operations centre at Tasman District Council in response to the continuing heavy rain.

Heavy Rain Expected to Continue

The heavy rain throughout the Nelson Tasman region is expected to continue with the MetService increasing their initial prediction of rainfall.

Over the next 27 hours, from 9.00am Wednesday morning, 300 to 400mm of rain is expected to fall in the ranges west of about Motueka and 150 to 250mm in the remainder of Nelson with peak intensities of 20 to 35mm/hr, easing Thursday morning.

Rivers throughout the region are being monitored are expected to continue rising throughout the day and people are asked to take extreme care when driving.

  • A number of roads are already closed within Nelson City as a result of surface flooding due to the level of the Maitai River including the Maitai River Road, the Manuka Street Ford, Avon Terrace, Hanby Place and Nile St near the river.
  • The Maitai Walkway is also closed to pedestrians and cyclists as river levels rise.
  • The Nelson City Council is beginning to place precautionary sandbags in areas that could be affected if the Maitai River continues to rise.

 

Contact Numbers

The public are reminded that in the event of an emergency they should call 111. If they require non-emergency assistance from either Council they should call the relevant call centres.

  • Nelson City Council Customer Centre 03 546 0200
  • Tasman District Council Call Centre 03 543 8400

 

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