Kiwi Kids News Once in a hundred year storm hits Canterbury

A huge storm has hit Canterbury and lots of people have had to evacuate their houses and go and stay in other houses causing slips and cutting the power for lots of family's. MetService said 160mm of rain had fallen on Lyttelton in the past 24 hours. Police have had to evacuate around 19 households from three streets after a landslip and the fire services have received 187 called between 6am and 4pm. The storm is blazing up the country, bringing gale force winds to the lower North Island. A number of schools across Christchurch were forced to close due to the extreme weather.

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