RED WARNING WEATHER - Westport - Severe flooding in progress

The mighty Buller River in mega 100 year flood.
Drone Mavic Air 2 S, flown not above 9 metres asl and shielded by higher objects.
By 6pm on Saturday, almost half of the residents in the West Coast town of Westport had been evacuated in what Buller mayor Jamie Cleine called “an evolving situation”.
Cleine said just over 2000 of the town’s roughly 4500 residents have had to evacuate their homes.
About 8:30pm on Saturday, an alert was sent to residents in Westport by Civil Defence saying those that had not yet evacuated should shelter in place.
Lisa Gregory, who was working in the Emergency Operations Centre, popped back to check on her Gladstone St property on Saturday afternoon, but like many in the area, knee-high water meant she was unable to get inside.
“Not being able to get home will present some challenges,” she said. “Like finding temporary accommodation with a large dog.”
While she was concerned about the damage to her home, she was more concerned about her neighbours as one was elderly and the other had young kids.
Emergency and rescue staff were kept busy not only helping people evacuate flood stricken areas, but also rescuing people from the floodwaters, and clearing blocked roads.
From Stuff.co.nz

[@pauln1557]

Another great video showing exactly how it is, without endless journalist drama. Thanks for posting

[@jenniferharwood6604]

Stay strong NZ! Love from across the ditch 🇦🇺❤️

[@stardust949]

so terrible---prayers for everyone's safety and recovery. God Bless

[@mikiethebikie]

Damn good footage Geoff. Thanks

[@GC-ol6ih]

So sad. Stay safe guys. Feeling really bad for you.

[@marchog6209]

Breaks my heart. So very sad. Thank you for this though.

[@ricky-nathanmitchell7934]

Love your work m8. Give us a run down on ya truck as it seems to go thru anything! Watching from Christchurch

[@samhunt9380]

Wow Westport, thinking of you all from Oz.

[@quakegirlnz]

Heartbreaking! My father's house was yellow stickered today - structural damage and sewerage water damage 😭

[@youmayberight2434]

Location please?

[@australiacalling8869]

Haven’t seen this on Aussie news....only Germany 🧐

[@susheelvishwakarma3253]

Which place?

[@lovemyhuntingnz]

Westport,Westcoast ,South Island,New Zealand

[@handyman8828]

Time is .

[@meg7088]

That was a lot of rain and the West Coast got the brunt of it, poor buggers.

[@ananamu2248]

I'm really interested ....where do people stay ? How are they looked after ? What happens to the animals ? Pets ?

[@ananamu2248]

@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 thankyou ...I appreciate your answer

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Flood plains are for floods .

[@CEng-ge6sw]

What country? What State?

[@boothienz8021]

South Island of New Zealand

[@adipramono9101]

Benci banget sama kota westport

[@quirkyfrapple2321]

I'm in West Australia when my son builds he is building on stilts

[@quirkyfrapple2321]

@@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 his house will have a large cement slab which should be a good anchor ⚓⛵ Also it will be built to cyclone standards We live in western Australia and sometimes a cyclone will come down this far. I do not understand why people build in flooding areas. Our old Aboriginal elders probably sat there and watched people build on flooding regions and scratched their heads

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

Wstport massachusetts ??

[@unhippy1]

no...New Zealand

[@marianhoban9086]

NO!

[@simpaticaism]

Is everyone to know where Westport is , I don’t have a clue ?

[@mickwinters8484]

BUGGER!

[@tightlines106]

Poor 🐑

[@navajyotichetia3211]

Very progressive, good for society

[@russelleads2145]

Westport? Westport, WHERE??????

[@geoffmackley]

Westport is on the West coast of the South Island of New Zealand

[@geoffmackley]

Where are you ?

[@russelleads2145]

@@geoffmackley Tennessee, USA. It seems to be incredibly difficult for us to get any news of the wider World these days.

[@paulveenings6861]

@@geoffmackley how’s the Inangahua valley .

[@derekborkent2899]

It's always sad to see people's lives devastated, my heart goes out to them. But Sadly the greens and Labour can probably see a silver lining in this. Farms are destroyed without having to lift a finger. Because those farms are part of the cause of these storms. Don't believe me? Just ask James. And Cindy won't change any of the farm-controlling policies.

[@dryflyman7121]

Westport, where in the world???? There’s hundreds of them 🤔. What is people’s obsession with photographing things?? Who wants to see that again and again?

[@boar7153]

Might be a main roads worker emailing a update on the water level to head office.

[@motleydude73]

@@boar7153 Geoff Mackley is a Kiwi Storm chaser / adventurer / photographer.

[@boar7153]

@@motleydude73 the guy taking the photo of the bridge?

[@ananamu2248]

Dry fly...west port, south island New Zealand...yes we are pretty well organized with drainage ,but sometimes unexpected things happen....part of living on planet earth I guess ....and a warning to take better care of her

[@motleydude73]

@@boar7153 Not sure but he owns that Mercedes truck and travels to all the storm hit places in NZ. 👍

[@vladislavblazevic2560]

Это всё перед концом света скоро затопит всех бог на нас сильно разлился и нам прощения нет люди стали хуже зверем что хотели то и получаите

[@MeaHeaR]

This is in CHina

[@paulg3336]

Westport,Westcoast ,South Island,New Zealand

[@edwardmatthews5899]

Welcome to the new normal season cycles folks give thanks to the ice melting at the poles increasing the air mass density.

[@lotte5173]

2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. What an awesome promise.... When we return to God, He will heal our land. WE BETTER LISTEN !!

[@sharkamov]

Your ''god'' seems to work in rather wicked ways . . . . 🥱

[@lotte5173]

@@sharkamov Wicked people requires wicked ways.

[@sharkamov]

@@lotte5173 I infer from that *_you're_* not among those, amirite? . . . 🤣

[@lotte5173]

@@sharkamov I am a child of God. Not that I am perfect....not at all. But I did return to God and I serve Him the best I can. What about you?

[@sharkamov]

@@lotte5173 What about _me?_ - Well, for starters, as opposed to you, I don't 'believe' in something that there is no credible evidence for, like in case of 'religion'. Other than that, as a mere human being, I'm _also_ not ''purrfect''. And in all honesty, some things makes me think that this planet would be better off without the concept of ''gods,'' in fact *_much_* better! . . . . 😉

[@geraldjohnson8871]

Satan still has people refusing to take the blame Worldwide and putting it on climate or other causes when ln fact we are to blame for refusing to acknowledge God and Give Praise to His Plan of Redemption in his Son i.e Jesus that conquered death for Us so we could believe in Eternity as our destination if We change Our Ways before we Die and give our lives to Christ Jesus with a Repentant Heart and he Will deliver us From Eternal Damnation. But that ls our choice like lt or Not that is our Choice.

[@sebastianrodriguez4621]

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[@jimmyandtheresurrection7247]

I will will also make ita possession for the bittern,and pools of water: and i will sweep it with the besom of destruction,saith the lord of host. Isiah 14v23

[@leewhite9029]

HAARP

[@lieuwegreidanus1329]

HAARP system is activate, witch country has activate the system

[@iamthatiam6572]

REPENT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND! REPENT THE LORD IS AT HAND! REPENT THE END IS NEAR! REPENT THE MESSIAH KING JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON! If you don't REPENT of your sins you will BE CASTED INTO HELL AFTER HELL you WILL BE CASTED ALIVE INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE TO LIVE AND BURN IN GREAT HEAT AND TORMENT FOREVER AND EVER AS LONG AS THE ETERNAL ONE GOD ALMIGHTY KING JESUS CHRIST SHALL LIVE!

[@tonyhilton1453]

Not helpful, people need to hear the love of our Father not fire and brimstone. Evryone has heard that message, Jesus came to give life so lets try that message, his love for us will change hearts.

[@Mcfreddo]

The thing is Dr Loopy, why would punishment go on forever over a finite act? What an arsehole! To punish the innocent in it- like kids? See, it's always been untethered

[@Saucyakld]

Idiot, escaped from the nut house

[@Saucyakld]

@@Mcfreddo So agree, idiots

[@nigelmarx3578]

Just what's needed; another crazy comment from a religious nut-job.

[@sebastianrodriguez4621]

LGTB...LGTB....LGTB...LGTB...LGTB...LGTB...

[@sebastianrodriguez4621]

LGTB...LGTB....LGTB...LGTB...LGTB...LGTB...