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'We've been in contact with the local mayors. He told reporters that the Government is on 'high alert' with the situation. The area is still evacuated and they have had no reports of any ammonia coming from the paper mill yet.ģ:02pm - Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare says he will arrive in Southland tomorrow. 'There's so much water going down the river that any contaminants that leach into the river will be diluted.' We've got a wide evacuation zone around the area. The risks associated with the premix have been considered when setting the evacuation zones around the paper mill. 'We are aware of the potential risks of the ouvea premix. We have a very large cordon around the paper mill due to the flooding. 'We've addressed the situation to the best of our ability. Once they arrive at Five Rivers, they will join the convoy queue.Īccess south of the Five Rivers intersection towards Invercargill is unavailable due to the Makarewa River levels closing two key bridges.ģ:11pm - Southland Civil Defence controller Angus McKay released a statement to ease fears about the potential release of ammonia from the Mataura paper mill. The route is about one hour long.ĭrivers leaving Te Anau will detour around The Key area and drive through to Five Rivers via State Highway 97. NZTA is organising the convoys, and it will take traffic through to Frankton, near Queenstown.Īs one convoy leaves from Frankton's Lakeside Estate - where the highway closure is in place - and heads south, the other will depart from Five Rivers and drive north. The convoy will depart from the Five Rivers Junction - the intersection of State Highways 6 and 97 - which began at 4pm this afternoon. The program is available until February 18 and can be accessed here.Ĥ:26pm - A convoy is due to depart from Te Anau at the Five Rivers Junction and Frankton each hour until 7pm tonight.

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'We are very grateful to those hosts and residents who have already opened their homes to provide free housing and we encourage anyone living near affected areas to consider doing the same, if they are in a position to assist.' 'Airbnb's Open Homes Program helps connect both residents in need of housing and emergency workers with free temporary accommodation,' she said in a statement. People can evacuate with pets to Waimumu Hall.Ĥ:32pm - Airbnb has opened its Open Homes Program, which enables hosts to list their homes free of charge for emergency accommodation.Īirbnb's country manager Susan Wheeldon is encouraging those living near affected areas to open their homes to impacted residents and emergency workers. Community hubs have been set up at Calvin Community Church, and Croydon Lodge.Schools in Gore are closed on Wednesday.People are being urged to conserve water.

Power has been cut to flood zones in Gore and parts of Mataura.

People are being told to treat all flood waters as contaminated and stay away.

A toxic ammonia gas could be released if water from the Mataura River overflows into an old paper mill.

About 6000 people have been evacuated or are preparing to be evacuated throughout Southland and Fiordland.

State of emergencies are in place for Southland, Fiordland, and Clutha.

The area has been hit by severe rain and the river has now breached at high tide. Riversdale residents were also asked to prepare to evacuate if necessary.Ī toxic gas could be released if the Mataura River floods and water seeps into an old paper mill.

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High winds – recorded up to 116 mph – on Alligator River Bridge also flipped a tractor-trailer, killing the driver from Randolph County.Residents in low-lying areas of Gore, Wyndham, and Mataura were evacuated as the flood emergency continued. The flooding came after a tornado hit Hatteras Village early Saturday, injuring four people and causing some damage. “…surge, wave run-up, erosion and overwash are expected this evening near time of high tide, approximately 9:30 p.m.,” Dare County officials said in an email they titled “Impacts from Hermine more than Forecast.” This flooding is as bad as Hurricane Emily was,” Dare County Board of Commissioners Allen Burrus told WAVY-TV. We did not anticipate it would be this bad. “It was pretty significant and unfortunately flooding waters went in people’s homes. There was record flooding in Frisco, according to WAVY-TV. There was near record sound-side flooding in South Frisco and Hatteras Village.

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(WNCN/WAVY) – The brunt of Hermine sparred Virginia Beach, but not Hatteras Island, which saw many homes and cars flooded – plus damage from a tornado.