A curious Mt Somers school busdriver saw first-hand the force of nature when she went to check out the rising Rangitata River. Ange Protheroe, 34, was at the right place at the right time with her husband when she captured footage of the "massive" cliff-face crashing into the water below. The couple had stopped at the Rangitata Division Intake Race on Klondyke Terrace, in Montalto, when they saw little slips and took out their camera. BEJON HASWELL/ STUFF The Rangitata River from the air after it burst its banks on saturday morning. On the West Coast, another large slip had closed State Highway One between Harihari and Whataroa.

Source: Stuff December 07, 2019 08:03 UTC