A horrific video has emerged showing the sheer force of the floodwaters that submerged farmland and destroyed bridges in the South Island. In a video posted to social media platform TikTok, a flock of sheep can be seen trying to stay afloat while being swept away in the fast-flowing flood water. It appears some of the sheep made it to land after being swept along in the floodwaters. Farmers have been working in dangerous conditions to rescue animals and move their stock as heavy rainfall drenched Canterbury. Niwa said the Canterbury region had been dealt two to three months of rain in the space of just as many days.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 31, 2021 23:14 UTC