Dozens of children were forced to spend the night in their school library as floodwaters cut off the roads to their parents. The town donated gym mats, blow-up mattresses, camp beds, blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows for the students and staff to sleep on. Kendall Public School updated the parents throughout the night about how the children were doing. The students and parents were all reunited by Saturday eveningAn update at 9.45pm read: 'All very quiet here in the library everyone. The students and staff were all home by Saturday evening as dinghies began to take parents across to the school.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2021 15:16 UTC