Edgecumbe flood survivors prefer earthquakesCHRIS McKEEN/Stuff.co.nz Inside the cordon: Cousins rescue Edgecumbe residents by jetboat. Having experienced both quakes and flood, two sisters who left North Canterbury for the quiet life in Edgecumbe know which is preferable. FLORENCE KERR/FAIRFAX NZ Kathy Gifford-Jones left Canterbury to escape the quakes and ended up as a flood victim in Edgecumbe. CHRIS MCKEEN/FAIRFAX NZ The flood bank protecting Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty breached, flooding the township. CHRIS MCKEEN/FAIRFAX NZ Edgecumbe was left under water after a flood bank breached.

Source: Stuff April 06, 2017 23:21 UTC