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RNZ News
4 days ago
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- RNZ News
'Flash flood' devastates small community in Motueka Valley
A "flash flood" has carved a path of destruction through a small rural settlement in the Motueka Valley, sending weary residents back to square one. Record rainfall has caused widespread damage across Nelson-Tasman, with Ngātīmoti hit by devastating floods not once, but twice in two weeks. Shiloh Hobi's serene demeanour belied the sheer scale of destruction caused by Friday's rain as he showed RNZ what was once a small creek at the back of his property. The land had been gouged out by floodwater, leaving behind it piles of silt and splintered wood in what locals estimated was a trail a couple of hundred metres long. Ngātīmoti resident Shiloh Hobi, on Sunday, after having slash come through his property. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Hobi said the creek had only just been cleared of the mess caused by the flooding two weeks ago when Friday's rain hit - bringing with it a shocking amount of new slash. "Thousands of tonnes of logs and silt... has come down and probably hundreds of tonnes of soil washed out to the sea that is impossible to be measured. "I am very glad that it [the slash] stopped here, because if that had gone down into the school and houses down the road - that would have been absolutely devastating." The source of the slash was a forestry block on steep land about two kilometres upstream, Hobi said. He guessed a dam of water - caught behind trapped logs - reached at least five metres high before it burst - releasing a flash-flood of soil and silt into the settlement below. "We heard the huge boulders and the logs ... it's very noisy, very noisy. "No one really knows what happens, because it's so wild when a flood like this comes and so many logs together - it's absolutely unpredictable." Slash in Ngātīmoti, on Sunday, following flooding and heavy rains. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Hobi said the forestry company had been very responsive, but its representatives were left speechless by what they saw on Saturday. "They didn't know what to say because they themselves were absolutely shocked that so much has come down, so much has collapsed." It was clear forestry practices needed to change, he said, noting that the recent damage - on top of what people were already facing - had left some reeling. "But I have found that anger is never a solution to anything. It maybe activates us to do something, but I think real decision-making needs to comes from a place of peace. "I see a future where this kind of complex situation can be solved." Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
4 days ago
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- RNZ News
'Flash-flood' devastates small community in Motueka Valley
Ngātīmoti resident Shiloh Hobi on 13 July, 2025, after slash came through his property. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone A "flash-flood" has carved a path of destruction through a small rural settlement in the Motueka Valley, sending weary residents back to square one. Record rainfall has caused widespread damage across Nelson-Tasman, with Ngātīmoti hit by devastating floods not once, but twice in two weeks. Shiloh Hobi's serene demeanour belied the sheer scale of destruction caused by Friday's rain as he showed RNZ what was once a small creek at the back of his property. The land had been gouged out by floodwater, leaving behind it piles of silt and splintered wood in what locals estimated was a trail a couple of hundred metres long. Ngātīmoti resident Shiloh Hobi, on Sunday, after having slash come through his property. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Hobi said the creek had only just been cleared of the mess caused by the flooding two weeks ago when Friday's rain hit - bringing with it a shocking amount of new slash. "Thousands of tonnes of logs and silt... has come down and probably hundreds of tonnes of soil washed out to the sea that is impossible to be measured. "I am very glad that it [the slash] stopped here, because if that had gone down into the school and houses down the road - that would have been absolutely devastating." The source of the slash was a forestry block on steep land about two kilometres upstream, Hobi said. He guessed a dam of water - caught behind trapped logs - reached at least five metres high before it burst - releasing a flash-flood of soil and silt into the settlement below. "We heard the huge boulders and the logs ... it's very noisy, very noisy. "No one really knows what happens, because it's so wild when a flood like this comes and so many logs together - it's absolutely unpredictable." Slash in Ngātīmoti, on Sunday, following flooding and heavy rains. Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Hobi said the forestry company had been very responsive, but its representatives were left speechless by what they saw on Saturday. "They didn't know what to say because they themselves were absolutely shocked that so much has come down, so much has collapsed." It was clear forestry practices needed to change, he said, noting that the recent damage - on top of what people were already facing - had left some reeling. "But I have found that anger is never a solution to anything. It maybe activates us to do something, but I think real decision-making needs to comes from a place of peace. "I see a future where this kind of complex situation can be solved." Photo: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
ABC News
22-05-2025
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- ABC News
Wettest May on record for parts of NSW Mid North Coast
ABC meteorologist Tom Saunders says areas like Taree on the New South Wales Mid North Coast have seen record rainfall.
CBS News
13-05-2025
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- CBS News
After day of drenching rain, South Florida begins to dry out
After a stormy start to the week on Monday, scattered showers will be possible on Tuesday, however, the chance of rain is not as high and the wet weather will not be as widespread. But don't put away your umbrella just yet. Lingering moisture will lead to passing showers in the morning. While a flood watch issued for Tuesday morning has been canceled, some heavy downpours will be possible in spots. On Monday, Miami set a record for rainfall with 4.35 inches, breaking the old record of 2.72 inches set in 1943. The morning got off to a mild start with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. In the afternoon highs climb to the mid 80s, it will feel like the low to mid 90s when the humidity is factored in, under partly sunny skies. Spotty showers will be possible along with a few showers in the evening. Drier conditions for the rest of the week. NEXT Weather There is a low risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches. There are no alerts or advisories for boaters along the Atlantic waters or the Keys waters. Wednesday the chance of rain is low with only stray showers possible. Highs will rise to the upper 80s and it will feel like the 90s. Late week through the weekend will be mainly dry and warmer. This weekend the heat is on with highs around 90 degrees on Saturday and Sunday under mostly sunny skies.
