A car crashed along the water-logged Waimarama Rd early on Friday morning. Photo / Warren Buckland
A car crashed along the water-logged Waimarama Rd early on Friday morning. Photo / Warren Buckland
The Central Hawke's Bay district is facing a growing repair bill worth tens of millions of dollars to fix its roading network after further flooding and slips.
A huge deluge of rain hit Hawke's Bay on Thursday night and Friday morning with Central Hawke's Bay the worst district impacted.
Thatincluded 92mm of rain being recorded at Te Pohue.
Road closures, slips and flooding were a common sight across that district on Friday morning - compounding problems already being faced by CHB District Council.
A road completely flooded in Elsthorpe on Friday morning. Photo / Warren Buckland
The council said before the latest deluge, the district already had 35 major slips requiring significant repair at a cost estimated between $25 million to $40 million.
"Our rural roading network has been severely damaged by heavy rainfall, strong winds and earthquake tremors over the last three months," a council statement read.
"Over the past two days the district has experienced yet more heavy rain and flooding, and the ground is now beyond saturation point.
"Damage to roads has worsened over the last 24 hours and is expected to deteriorate further in the coming days and weeks."
