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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."

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From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:

 

The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.

There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?

The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.

The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.

 

From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:

 

Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spec... The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iot... A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.


The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.

This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.

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Comment by Yvonne Lawson on December 28, 2022 at 4:25pm

Photos: Climate crisis threatens centuries-old oases in Morocco

A farmer drinks water

Residents of the oasis of Alnif say they cannot remember a drought this bad. The land is dry. Some wells are empty. Palm groves that date back more than 100 years are barren.

Home to centuries-old oases that have been a trademark of Morocco, this region, about 274km (170 miles) southeast of Marrakesh, is reeling from the effects of climate change, which have created an emergency for the kingdom’s agriculture.

Among those affected is Hammou Ben Ady, a nomad in the Tinghir region who leads his flock of sheep and goats in search of grazing grass. The drought forced him to rely on government handouts of fodder.

November is usually a cold, wet month in Alnif. But when the rain failed to come, the king called for rain prayers across the country, an old Islamic tradition during desperately dry times.

Resident Mo’chi Ahmad said the oasis has provided a livelihood for this population for hundreds of years. Now it is “threatened with extinction” and everyone has noticed the disappearing palm trees.

In the last three years, hundreds of people from the oasis areas have fled towards cities, many young people migrating to Europe, mainly because of the drought, said Mohamed Bozama, another resident.

He also blames the digging of unauthorised wells and rising demand for water from existing wells for worsening the crisis.

But for Hassan Bouazza, part of the solution lies in the hands of the people of the Alnif region. He was the first to install solar panels on the region’s ksar, or castle, and began relying on the energy produced to dig wells and irrigate his fellow farmers’ lands.

“We must learn to live with the situation we’re in and think about ways to make the heat and drought work to our advantage,” such as by using new irrigation systems and solar power, he said.

He called for oasis inhabitants to be provided with training to help them move away from traditional irrigation in favour of drip irrigation, which requires significantly less water.

Dead palm trees are visible in the Nkob town

Dead palm trees are visible in the town of Nkob, near Zagora, Morocco. [Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo]

Source:  https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/12/27/photos-climate-crisis-...

Comment by Yvonne Lawson on December 28, 2022 at 4:16pm

Look: Snow blankets Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk as temperature drops

Areas covered with snow became a tourist attraction for residents and visitors

Saudi Snow

Snow enveloped the mountains of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia after a huge drop in temperature overnight. Image Credit: SPA

Saudi Snow

In a statement to SPA, Director of the branch of the National Center of Meteorology in the Northern Region Alenizi stated that snowfall in the Northern Region of Saudi Arabia, especially Al Lawz Mountains and adjacent areas, depend on two main factors. Image Credit: SPA

Source:  https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/look-snow-blankets-saudi-arab...

Comment by KM on November 27, 2022 at 2:23pm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11474237/Nearly-60-flood-a...

More baa-d weather! Nearly 60 flood alerts are issued in England along with yellow weather heavy rain warning for the southeast - as sheep are seen stranded on raised ground after river burst its banks

  • Astonishing photos showed around 30 sheep deserted after River Frome burst banks near Dorchester, Dorset 
  • Motorists on the M25 were also seen having to contest with torrential rain spraying across the motorway
  • The Met Office has issued 56 flood alerts as well as four flood warning where flooding is expected on Sunday
  • Some parts of the southeast may face up to 30mm of rain as Britons face more bad weather this weekend

Britons must brace themselves for more bad weather as nearly 60 flood alerts have been issued in England along with a yellow weather warning for the southeast - as sheep were seen stranded on raised ground after a river dramatically burst its banks.

Astonishing photos showed around 30 sheep completely deserted on one of the only parts of raised ground that appeared to survive brutal flooding.

The images were taken at Stratton near Dorchester in Dorset after the River Frome burst its banks following an onslaught of torrential rain yesterday.

Astonishing photos showed around 30 sheep completely deserted on the only bit of ground that appeared to survive brutal flooding after the River Frome burst its banks at Stratton near Dorchester, Dorset

Astonishing photos showed around 30 sheep completely deserted on the only bit of ground that appeared to survive brutal flooding after the River Frome burst its banks at Stratton near Dorchester, Dorset

The River Frome burst its banks yesterday after an onslaught of torrential rain. Pictured: Flooded fields at Stratton near Dorchester, Dorset

Motorists were also pictured having to navigate through torrential rain spraying across the M25 near Swanley in Kent. 

And the bad weather shows no sign of stopping. The Met Office has issued 56 flood alerts along with four flood warnings - where flooding is expected.

The Met Office has issued the warnings in Climping, West Sussex, Upper Frome at Maiden Newton in Dorset which could also spread to Dorchester.

The final warning from the Met Office on North Bank Road which sits alongside the River Nene to the east of Peterborough.

Motorists were also pictured having to navigate through torrential rain spraying across the M25 near Swanley in Kent this morning

Motorists were also pictured having to navigate through torrential rain spraying across the M25 near Swanley in Kent this morning

Britons are in for more bad weather as the Met Office has issued 56 flood alerts today along with four flood warnings - where flooding is expected

Britons are in for more bad weather as the Met Office has issued 56 flood alerts today along with four flood warnings - where flooding is expected

The southeast will have to brace itself for a deluge of rain and contest with a serious risk of flooding with 30mm of rain set to fall in some areas

The southeast will have to brace itself for a deluge of rain and contest with a serious risk of flooding with 30mm of rain set to fall in some areas

The Met Office has put out a yellow weather warning across southeast England for the rest of today with Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex likely to be hit by a washout

The Met Office has put out a yellow weather warning across southeast England for the rest of today with Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex likely to be hit by a washout 

The Met Office has put out a yellow weather warning across southeast England with Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex likely to be hit by a washout.

Warnings for the brutal weather will came into force at 12pm today and will remain in place until the end of the day, hampering Britons looking to enjoy a Sunday afternoon.

They expect 10 to 20mm of rain to fall with some places even reaching 30mm later on in the evening. There is a high risk of flooding in these areas as a result of the ground being saturated from the recent downpours.

A three-day forecast shows that although there may be some sunny spells, overcast conditions, rain and fog is expected to carry on past today

Forecasters are warning that buses and trains will probably be affected, with journey times taking longer, while flooding of homes and businesses is possible.

Britons have already had to navigate around limited public transport due to rail strikes yesterday. Train drivers at 11 companies walked out in a long-running pay row, causing more chaos to the public trying to get around the country.

As the southeast battles with torrential rain today, blustery showers are expected across Northern Ireland and much of Scotland, spreading to some parts in the west later.

Fierce winds are also set to hit some areas of the UK over what has become a miserable last Sunday of November.

Tomorrow, Britons will once again have to contest with rain, especially across the west and the south of the UK. Meanwhile it is looking slightly more positive from Tuesday with drier conditions and less brutal winds expected but there will be fog and mist causing problems.

Comment by KM on November 26, 2022 at 5:21pm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11472079/Rescuers-desperat...

Rescuers desperately try to save survivors after up to 12 are killed as terrifying landslide engulfs buildings and sweeps cars into the sea during heavy rain on Italian island

  • Torrential rainfall on the small Italian island of Ischia has triggered massive landslides, collapsing buildings
  • Emergency services are rushing to save residents who have become trapped in buildings and mudslides 
  • More than 100 people are still stranded and at least 12 are missing, as officials are unclear if anyone has died
  • One Italian minister said there had been no confirmed deaths, while another said eight people had died 

Heavy rainfall has triggered massive landslides on the Italian island of Ischia, collapsing buildings and leaving as many as 12 people missing.

Italy's Interior Minister said no deaths had yet been confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini who said eight people had died.

Torrential rain hit the port of Casamicciola Terme, one of the six small towns on the island, in the early hours of Saturday, triggering major flooding which crushed cars and turned streets on the island into rivers.

'At the moment there are no confirmed deaths,' said Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, speaking from the firefighters' emergency co-ordination centre.

Mr Salvini, who is also the infrastructure minister, earlier said that eight deaths had been confirmed, speaking to reporters at the opening of a subway extension in Milan.

Torrential rainfall on the Italian island of Ischia triggered heavy landslides, sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings

Torrential rainfall on the Italian island of Ischia triggered heavy landslides, sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings

Emergency services are racing to rescue those trapped by the landslides, with at least 12 people still reported missing

Emergency services are racing to rescue those trapped by the landslides, with at least 12 people still reported missing

Cars were swept into the sea as catastrophic flooding battered the small towns on the island from the early hours of Saturday
Residents have been left shaken by the scale of the devastation caused by the flash flooding and landslides today

Residents have been left shaken by the scale of the devastation caused by the flash flooding and landslides today

The prefecture for the Naples region, which includes Ischia, said at least 12 people were missing.

Video from the island shows paths that the landslides had cut down slopes, leaving behind traces of mud. Streets were impassable and mayors on the island urged people to stay at home. At least 100 people were reported stranded.

The news agency ANSA reported that at least 10 buildings had collapsed.

One family with a newborn that was previously reported missing had been located and was receiving medical care, according to the Naples prefect, Claudio Palomba.

Firefighters were working on rescue efforts. Reinforcements were being sent from nearby Naples, but were encountering difficulties in reaching the island either by motorboat or helicopter due to the weather.

Comment by Yvonne Lawson on November 16, 2022 at 6:42am

Kenya's plains of the dead: Animal corpses cover the land as even the Maasai people say they have not seen a drought like it after three years without rain

Some parts of the country have not seen a drop of rain in three years, and one of the worst droughts in its history has had a devastating impact on its wildlife, with an estimated 2.5million livestock killed this year alone.

Dickson, 38, leads his starving cows to a remaining watering hole to drink. He used to have a herd of 201 which has now been gutted down to 40 due to the drought. The 2022 drought is the worst he can remember and blames climate change. He also says that there are too many crop farms in the area, which means less forage for his cattle

Skeletons of cows litter the landscape around Ormakau near Amboseli. Their owner, Moses Leyian started with 390 cows and now only has 43 left. Without a pension or any other income he is struggling now. He has 3 wives and 17 children - 14 of which now can't attend school as he has no money

Elephants, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, cattle and buffalos are littered across the east African country's plains, and the corpses are continuing to pile higher and higher.

'We spoke to the local Maasai, it's the worst drought they can remember.'

One person Charlie spoke to was local farmer Moses Leyian who had 390 cows but now only has 43 after the suffocating drought.

The Maasai herder has three wives and 17 children but now 14 of them cannot attend school because he has no source of income.

Another farmer Patrick Keteko has lost 53 cows, 82 sheep and 89 goats in two months, with five dying every day.

'The land is now desertified and exhausted and that means the wild animals don't get so much forage. There's too much pressure on the land.

The extermination also faces huge consequences for Kenya's people, in a country where tourism contributes about 10 per cent of economic output and employs over 2million people.

In semi-arid Makueni County, 47-year old goat and sheep farmer John Gichuki said: 'It is traumatizing to watch your livestock die of thirst and hunger.'

Gichuki's maize and legumes crops have also failed four consecutive seasons. 'The farm is solely on the mercies of climate,' he said.

At least 18million people are facing extreme hunger in the Horn of Africa in what is already the worst drought in 40 years and could continue much longer.

Read more:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11430989/Kenyas-plains-dea...   

Comment by jorge namour on October 27, 2022 at 4:45pm
The nose and interior of the Latam plane (last photo) on its return to Asunción PARAGUAY after being diverted yesterday afternoon by the storm to

Foz do Iguaçu

BRASIL . An emergency was declared. It covered the route Santiago de Chile - Asunción.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=455897406633659&set=pcb.45...

Comment by KM on September 2, 2022 at 6:17pm

https://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-uttar-pradesh-august-2022

India – Floods in Uttar Pradesh Affect 245,000

Flooding in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, has affected over 245,000 people over the last few days. The Ganges is above the danger mark in at least 5 locations, including Varanasi.


Flood rescue in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India, August 2022. 

According to the National Emergency Response Centre (NERC) in India, flooding has affected over 1,000 villages across 22 districts in the state since 26 August 2022.

Authorities have opened 386 relief camps, which, as of 29 August, were housing 16,562 evacuees. As of 31 August NERC reported 245,585 people were affected. At least 4 people have died in the floods in the last few days.

Teams from National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed for relief and rescue operations.

On 31 August 2022 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the flood affected areas and visited victims in Gazipur and Varanasi districts.

Rising Rivers and Dam Releases

As of 31 August, India’s Central Water Commission reported the Ganges was at or above Severe Flood Level in the districts of Ballia, Barabanki, Ghazipur, Praygraj and Varanasi.

In the preceding days the Yamuna River in Praygraj district and the Sarda in Kheri district were also flowing at Severe Flood Level. On 28 to 29 August the Chandrawal in Hamirpur district was above Extreme Flood Level but has since fallen.

The Chief Minister said water released from dams in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh had caused flooding in parts of the state. He said, “The rainfall in Uttar Pradesh has been less than average this time, but the problem of flooding has been caused due to excess water released from dams in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.”


River Ganges at Ballia Uttar Pradesh India 01 September 2022. 


River Ganges at Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh India 01 September 2022. 

Comment by Derrick Johnson on August 23, 2022 at 6:19am

Saturday's Flooding In Moab Was A Once-In-A-Hundred-Year Event

The past couple of weeks have brought monsoons to the American West, with some of them wreaking havoc on Death Valley, Las Vegas, and Zion National Park. The latest location that became victim to the floods was Moab, Utah, which is home to Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that 1 to 1.5 inches of rain fell in Moab on Saturday night, with nearly an inch of rain that fell in a twenty-minute span. This led to flooding, best shown by the situation on Main Street in Moab. The flooding on Main Street was three feet deep in some spots, leading to challenging driving conditions.

It is being referred to as a once-in-a-hundred-year flood, due to an event like this having a 1% chance of happening in a calendar year. This is their third flash flood in the past month, but this one was the biggest of the three.

On Sunday, the rain concluded, but a muddy mess with a bunch of debris from branches, grass, and other objects led to a significant cleanup process. Additionally, the Mill Creek Parkway is closed until further notice. The disadvantage of getting this much rain so fast in a desert town is the mud flooding that follows, along with the water needed to clear the debris afterward. Some stunning videos of the flooding from Twitter user Swat Lake City are below.

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/08/22/saturdays-moab-severe-flood/ 

Comment by Yvonne Lawson on August 20, 2022 at 9:11am

UK drought: Why do the trees think it's autumn already?

From the crunch of leaves underfoot and the fiery foliage adorning the trees, you might be thinking autumn has come early.

But experts say this hint of a change in the seasons isn't genuine. Instead it's the tell-tale sign of a "false autumn".

They warn the heatwave and drought has pushed trees into survival mode, with leaves dropping off or changing colour as a result of stress.

And some may end up dying as a result.

Auburn leaves and early leaf fall are both signs that trees are stressed and "shutting up shop", says Leigh Hunt, senior horticultural advisor at the Royal Horticultural Society.

"It's giving the appearance that we're already in autumn, but the days are too long for those natural autumn processes to begin," he says.

"Physiologically, the plants are not responding to autumn conditions; that's why we term it loosely as 'false autumn'."

He says in all his 45 years, this is one of the most severe years he's seen in terms of damage to trees in the countryside.

And while established trees can withstand drought through their extensive network of roots, younger specimens, such as those planted on poor soil at the edge of roads could wither and die.

And if there's a lot of rain we might even see "a second spring" with trees putting on an extra spurt of growth, he says.

Early berries

Other signs of the unpredictable weather can be seen in berries appearing on plants and shrubs.

The Woodland Trust, which records seasonal changes, has received its earliest ever report of ripe blackberries - from 28 June.

It says fruits and nuts are ripening faster than ever, which "can spell disaster for wildlife" that feed on them.

"The record-breaking heat we have just experienced has helped bring on a number of early autumn events," says Fritha West, from the Woodland Trust.

"We have received some of our earliest ever ripe blackberry records from the south of England. Hawthorn and rowan are also ripening early in some parts of the country, where early leaf tinting has also been observed.

"Elder and holly have been recorded as fruiting earlier too. Both extreme temperatures and a lack of water can cause trees to drop their leaves earlier than we'd expect."

Source:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62582186  

Unable to post pics as they are Getty

Comment by Tracie Crespo on August 18, 2022 at 3:20pm

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/torrential-rains-lash-...

Torrential rains lash New Zealand for 3rd day, hundreds evacuate homes

By Lucy Craymer - Yesterday 8:09 PM

FILE PHOTO: Flood waters run through city of Nelson
© Reuters/PETER GIBBSFILE PHOTO: Flood waters run through city of Nelson

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Torrential rain slammed the west and north of New Zealand's South Island for a third straight day on Thursday, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes and triggering road and school closures and land slips.

Coming top of weeks of damp weather, the latest rainstorms are worsening conditions in New Zealand's already sodden landscape. Experts have attributed the unseasonably wet weather to a narrow stream of water vapor, or an 'atmospheric river', sitting above the country.

Weather forecaster Metservice's data showed part of the north of the South Island had received well over 300 millimeters of rain (11.8 inches) in the past 24 hours. It has heavy rain warnings in place for parts of the west of the South Island and in the north of the North Island.

Metservice data showed Nelson city on the South Island had received 106 millimeters of rain since midday on Tuesday - well above its average rainfall for the whole of August of 80 millimeters.

On New Zealand's North Island, the country's largest city, Auckland, is under a heavy rain and winds alert, with minimal disruption reported so far.

Authorities said more than 230 homes in Nelson, a city with a population of more than 50,000, have already been evacuated with many public facilities and roads are closed.

A statement on Nelson City Council's website warned continuing rain could mean more land slips, flooding and evacuations.

Nelson's Mayor Rachel Reese told New Zealand television show AM that while the city had made it through the night without any major incidents, infrastructure was under pressure. 

"We are dealing with a lot of wastewater overflows," she said.

On the west coast of the island Buller District Council said in a statement people from 160 homes evacuated over the last day were able to return to their residences to assess damage. But it warned further rain was expected and it was possible that they would have to evacuate again.

"Right across the district I believe we got away relatively unscathed," Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine told a news conference streamed online.

(Reporting by Lucy Craymer; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)



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