Streets flooded as farmers relish South Canterbury delugeJOHN BISSET/STUFF Moli Williams stands outside her house on Bouverie Street, Timaru, after heavy rain caused surface flooding. Streets flooded, fire crews were busy assisting public and farmers relished rain that resulted in Timaru recording the heaviest falls across New Zealand on Wednesday. In the 12 hours from 4am on Wednesday the weather station at Timaru's Richard Pearse Airport recorded 26.4 millimetres of rain, he said. DOUG FIELD/STUFF Some Timaru streets had surface water and minor flooding as heavy rain set in. JOHN BISSET/STUFF JOHN BISSET/STUFF JOHN BISSET/STUFF JOHN BISSET/STUFF JOHN BISSET/STUFF DOUG FIELD/STUFF DOUG FIELD/STUFF DOUG FIELD/STUFF Moli Williams stands outside her house on Bouverie Street, Timaru.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2017 21:17 UTC