Wellington residents have shared stories of surviving landslides and rising flood waters caused by severe storm
A man is missing after severe flooding struck New Zealand’s capital, with other Wellington residents sharing their survival stories after record rain hit on Sunday night.
Philip Sutton was looking after a property for his sister in Karori, in Wellington’s west, when a torrent of flood water smashed through it early on Monday, according to local reports. Sutton has not been seen since.
Other residents in the city, which is known for its houses perched on hills, have told stories of evading landslides and escaping rising flood waters.
Wellington mayor, Andrew Little, told Radio New Zealand that Wellington was drenched by 77 mm (3 inches) of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest rainfall on record.
