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Clutha River Floods (1995)

Clutha River Floods (1995)
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Clutha River Floods (1995)
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Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
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On December 14 1995 flood waters peaked as the Clutha River burst its banks. Heavy rain and snow melt brought flooding to the West Coast, Canterbury and Otago regions of the South Island of New Zealand, damaging roads and causing evacuations. The flood in Alexandra was its biggest flood in history. A Civil Defence Emergency was declared for Haka...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / New Zealand / New Zealand History / Clutha / Otago / Canterbury / Flooding / Flood / Disaster / Natural Disasters / 1995 / South Island / Southland / Alexandra / NZ History / NZ

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