This week's big storm left one woman dead, cut power, closed roads and destroyed the Waiho Bridge linking the Franz Josef and Fox townships on State Highway 6. Meanwhile, MetService has issued warnings about heavy rain coming to Westland on Sunday night as the region works to repair the damage caused by flooding this week. He said the intensity and amount would be much less than that on Sunday, but would still cause damage. "In Westland, damage was caused by the last event and some areas haven't recovered from the previous damage so the incoming heavy rain will impact on Westland." "In Westland, damage was caused by the last event and some areas haven't recovered from the previous damage so the incoming heavy rain will impact on Westland."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 29, 2019 23:06 UTC