Lake Ohau

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Residents come together as Lake Ohau village cut off after flooding (New Zealand Herald)

Severe flooding washed out a bridge yesterday closing the only road into Lake Ohau.

It's a waiting game for the weather to turn," he said. But staff had their work cut out for them to clear the access road and mitigate avalanche danger, with heavy snow at the skifield. "We will continue to monitor the situation around the district and respond accordingly." "Especially since the fire, everybody checks in and if somebody's going to Twizel ... people tend to let their neighbours know if they're going in and if anything needs picked up," Rennie said. Neilson was able to get to Twizel and back yesterday, by "going cross country in a four-wheel drive". He picked up some essential items, and his housekeeping staff, who lived in the township. Lake Ohau Lodge and Snow Fields co-owner Mike Neilson said about 150 guests were stuck at the lodge yesterday, and other guests booked in were unable to check in, but it was well-equipped to cater for everyone.

Up to 250 people stranded after floodwater cuts off access to Lake ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Footage of the slip that closed State Highway 80 into Aoraki/Mt Cook on July 19, 2022. The heavy rain that's been lashing large parts of the South Island for ...

Mount Dobson ski area was closed on Wednesday to allow staff to repair the access road. Barbara MacKay, a Lake Ōhau resident for 20 years, said it was the first time she and her husband had seen the bridge washed out. Six major South Island roads were closed overnight and into Wednesday morning mainly due to slips and washouts. And those articles are free. “We will just keep going and start the cleanup. - Authorities are working to re-establish access to Lake Ōhau and Aoraki/Mt Cook villages after a bridge on the only access road was washed away by floodwaters on Tuesday.

Wild weather has left behind a trail of broken bridges and closed off ... (NZCity)

The only access to the Lake Ohau Village has been cut off by a washed out bridge, stranding residents and holidaymakers. A slip on Aoraki Mt Cook Road has ...

Lake Ohau: Here we go again (Otago Daily Times)

Lake Ohau Village residents have come together in the face of adversity again, after severe flooding washed out a bridge yesterday, closing the only road ...

It’s a waiting game for the weather to turn," he said. "We will continue to monitor the situation around the district and respond accordingly." The bridge washout in Lake Ohau Rd was a priority and Civil Defence continued to support residents and visitors who were cut off. But staff had their work cut out for them to clear the access road and mitigate avalanche danger, with heavy snow at the skifield. The lodge had "very strong" bookings for the school holidays and Mr Neilson hoped the road could reopen as soon as possible so those stuck could return home, and people could visit the skifield again. "We don’t have to escape - we’ve got all the food.

South Island weather: Streets turn to rivers, forcing evacuations (RNZ)

Rising floodwaters have forced homeowners and holiday-makers to evacuate in Otago and Canterbury, where rivers have burst their banks and torrential rain ...

The stopbanks that protect the town are very good and they will not be breached," he said. We've got quite a lot of flat going down towards the head of Lake Benmore and it's all under water," he said. "It's just going to be a big mess. Motorists are advised to detour along State Highway 6. All the creek crossings will be blown out, flood gates, it's going to be quite a lot of work," he said. "The bridge has been completely cut in half, you could not get across.

Clean up ahead for parts of Otago, Canterbury after floods (1 News)

A storm on Tuesday flooded homes and farms, ripped up roads, cut off towns and sliced a bridge in half.

"One of the farms is a dairy farm that's got cows calving down in the next five days," he said. "They're okay for the time being but it is just a matter of making sure they've got food supplies and all the bits that they need to look after the people that are in there," he said. Rhys Roberts has farms south of the river in Mount Somers and Westerfield and said both parts of both properties were underwater. "The units we have checked, the carpet is soggy, the showers, the toilets, everything is just muddy and wet." In Omarama, dozens of people had to flee the Top 10 Holiday Park and owner Irwin Beiboer said many of the units were still underwater. Many roads are still closed and as river levels and flood waters drop, people are waiting to see the full extent of the damage.