Big read: Five years on from Whanganui's worst flood on record

Mike Tweed
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Multimedia Journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·
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Big read: Five years on from Whanganui's worst flood on record
Big read: Five years on from Whanganui's worst flood on record

Five years ago this weekend Whanganui had its worst flooding on record.

Whanganui and its surrounding districts were hit with 131mm of rain in 48 hours meaning 190 million litres of water had to leave the Whanganui catchment.

The Whanganui River breached its banks around midnight. Four hundred people, mainly

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