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Update from South Wairarapa Council re flooding

WEATHER UPDATE:
Wellington Water advise their Incident Management Team are working across the region to ensure things are operating as effectively as possible to meet the challenges presented by the significant amount of rainfall experienced across all areas.

Status report is as follows:

• Widespread rain across the region resulting in surface flooding and stormwater overflows plus wastewater systems being overwhelmed
• The network has been overwhelmed and our crews are working to manage the pump stations and clear all intakes
• Major Waste Water overflow in Featherston: the team are utilising sucker trucks to over-pump in order to reduce pressure on the network.

They advise everyone to avoid beaches and rivers for at least 48 hours following this significant rain event.

Our thoughts are with all our residents who have been impacted and are facing a rough time at the moment. We all are trying our best to ensure things are sorted soon.

Some pics of Martinborough, and Ponatahi and Waihenga bridges to show the extent of the flooding. Send us your pics, if you've been affected by this weather, comms@swdc.govt.nz

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