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Southland Floods: ‘Everything Is Gone’ – Gore Residents
Southland Floods: ‘Everything Is Gone’ – Gore Residents
2020 Floods   -   Feb 07, 2020

The swollen, brown Mataura River is still thundering under the road and rail bridges in Gore.Ontario Street The river has been dropping slowly and along the riverbanks in the town, debris marks where it reached its peak. There were fears it would breach its banks in Gore and residents were evacuated

Ouvea Premix Stored At Mataura Mill Not Affected By Floodwaters
Ouvea Premix Stored At Mataura Mill Not Affected By Floodwaters
2020 Floods   -   Feb 07, 2020

Assessments this morning of the ouvea premix stored in the former Mataura paper mill found it has not been affected by flood waters. An inspection by Council staff and FENZ was carried out. As well as finding no flood waters had entered the building, it was determined the mill was structurally sound

Route Open From Invercargill to Dunedin Using Detour
Route Open From Invercargill to Dunedin Using Detour
2020 Floods   -   Feb 06, 2020

Southland is no longer isolated with an access route between Invercargill and Dunedin open for light traffic.   While several roads around Mataura remain closed, an available route can be accessed from: SH1 north of Edendale for light vehicles only. Follow Pioneer Highway to Brydone-Glencoe Road and

Gore Residents Allowed To Return Home
Gore Residents Allowed To Return Home
2020 Floods   -   Feb 06, 2020

Residents of Gore will be allowed to return home from 6.00pm tonight. Civil Defence controller Ian Davidson-Watts made the decision to allow people who live in Gore to go home after assessments of the river flows and condition of the flood bank in the town. “The Mataura River has been slowly recedin

Gore and Mataura Being Evacuated
Gore and Mataura Being Evacuated
2020 Floods   -   Feb 05, 2020

Update: 8:25am Power has been cut to the East Gore flooding area and will soon be cut to the other areas identified as evacuation zones in Gore. Please continue to follow all evacuation instructions. UPDATE: Evacuation advice for MATAURA residents People in the following streets in Mataura should be

Notice To Prepare For Evacuation Issued For Gore
Notice To Prepare For Evacuation Issued For Gore
2020 Floods   -   Feb 05, 2020

NOTICE TO PREPARE FOR EVACUATION NOTICE FOR GORE Tuesday 4 February 2020 This notice has been authorised by Emergency Management Gore controller Ian Davidson- Watts Modelling for the Mataura River shows that it may peak at 2400cubic metres per second at around noon tomorrow (Wednesday). This is just

GDC Has Activated A Welfare Centre For Flood Affected
GDC Has Activated A Welfare Centre For Flood Affected
2020 Floods   -   Feb 05, 2020

The Gore District Council has activated a welfare centre and evacuated one street, in East Gore, as rain continues to fall in the District. Deputy chief executive Dr Ian Davidson-Watts is this evening urging anyone stranded in Gore or forced out of their homes by floodwaters to go to the Calvin Chur

Emergency Declared For Southland, Roads Closed (list)
Emergency Declared For Southland, Roads Closed (list)
2020 Floods   -   Feb 05, 2020

This is an official message from Emergency Management Southland. At 2.20pm today, Southland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group chair Neville Cook declared a state of emergency for the Southland region, including Gore, following yesterday’s declaration for the Fiordland Community Board Area. Th

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