A jet boat calls at a block of pensioner flats in Blaketown to assist residents who were evacuated when flooding hit the area.
Drivers concentrate as floodwaters from the Hurunui River pour over the road, tearing away lumps of roadway, on State Highway 7 near Culverden yesterday.
An Electricorp vehicle on its way to check for fallen power lines is driven round a small slip near the top of Arthur’s Pass.
A Workscorp grader clears rubble near Paddys Bend on State Highway 73 after a slip made vehicle access dangerous.
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Press, 14 September 1988, Page 49
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90A jet boat calls at a block of pensioner flats in Blaketown to assist residents who were evacuated when flooding hit the area. Drivers concentrate as floodwaters from the Hurunui River pour over the road, tearing away lumps of roadway, on State Highway 7 near Culverden yesterday. An Electricorp vehicle on its way to check for fallen power lines is driven round a small slip near the top of Arthur’s Pass. A Workscorp grader clears rubble near Paddys Bend on State Highway 73 after a slip made vehicle access dangerous. Press, 14 September 1988, Page 49
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