Tongariro and Turangi Flooding

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~colin.m/
Someone sent me this url is anyone wants to see the state of the Tongariro
River as of last night.
Hydro pool bridge is closed due to extensive damage, 100+ people have been
evacuated from their homes.

This is pretty minor in comparison to what has been happening in the past 2
weeks.
Approx 1 billion in flood damage in the past 2 weeks.

--
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
---Confucius

and this

http://www.ew.govt.nz/enviroinfo/riv.../971_4_100.htm

"Jo Foster" wrote in
:

This is pretty minor in comparison to what has been happening in the
past 2 weeks.


We've been hearing about it on the News here in Aus.
.... sounds (and looks) bloody horrendous.

You were having a pretty dry spell for a while there
weren't you ...


Steve

On 28 Feb 2004 23:47:16 GMT, Stephen Welsh
wrote:

"Jo Foster" wrote in
:

This is pretty minor in comparison to what has been happening in the
past 2 weeks.


We've been hearing about it on the News here in Aus.
... sounds (and looks) bloody horrendous.

You were having a pretty dry spell for a while there
weren't you ...


Steve


If it's not one thing, it's the other . . . .

take care

Peter

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Stephen Welsh wrote:

You were having a pretty dry spell for a while there
weren't you ...

It's always something. :-)

Hang in there, Jo.

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The TT has broken its banks as well and people have been evacuated.

The Hinemaia is running 2 metres over the top of the damn.

The Tongariro usually flows at 16 m3/sec, she is running at 1005m3/sec.

It is getting nasty all round, and looks like the lower North Island is in
for another pasting later this afternoon.

Tony Bishop

Tony,
long time no see.
Was at a surfcasting competition today the winning fish was the only one
caught........a 30gm herring. Poor bugger had to stand up and take the prize
of beer fridge and $1000. I guess the prize far outweighed the embarrassment
"Bishfish" wrote in message
...
The TT has broken its banks as well and people have been evacuated.

The Hinemaia is running 2 metres over the top of the damn.

The Tongariro usually flows at 16 m3/sec, she is running at 1005m3/sec.

It is getting nasty all round, and looks like the lower North Island is in
for another pasting later this afternoon.

Tony Bishop