Surface flooding on State Highway 83 near Georgetown, inland from Oamaru, yesterday. Several days of at times torrential rain has soaked the district and resulted in swollen rivers, massive pools of water in rural areas and extreme surface flooding. One of the worst affected areas was the stretch of State Highway 83 between Kurow and Pukeuri, where surface flooding continued to cause issues for motorists. Senior Constable Peter Scott, of Kurow, said while the situation had improved since the weekend, there was still significant pooling and surface flooding on the highway. It's when they're trying to avoid that patch of surface water they are coming off the road.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2018 15:33 UTC