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"The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27,
the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was
literally off the chart.
Over 24 hours, 249mm of rain fell – well above the previous record of 161.8mm.
A state of emergency was declared late in the evening.
It has taken a terrible toll on Aucklanders, with two people reported dead and
two more missing. Damage to houses, cars, roads and infrastructure will run
into many millions of dollars.
Watching the images roll into social media on Friday evening, I thought to
myself that I’ve seen these kinds of pictures before. But usually they’re from
North America or Asia, or maybe Europe. But this was New Zealand’s largest
city. Nowhere is safe from extreme weather these days."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
