1984 Floods
Flood of memories
Twenty-five years ago today, at 4am on a Friday, Invercargill declared a state of emergency.People felt pressured
BY MICHAEL FALLOW - © Fairfax NZ News
No one drowned. No one was electrocuted. No one succumbed to disease. But people did die from the 1984 floods.
Your say: The 1984 floods
The floods of 1984 had a wide impact throughout Southland, cutting Invercargill in half and causing devastating damage around the province.
If it's this bad now, what's still to come?
BY CLIVE LIND - © Fairfax NZ News
"Is it?" Garry Goodman needed reminding that 25 years had passed since the Southland floods of 1984.
Watching as your life washes away
BY MICHAEL FALLOW - © Fairfax NZ News
Elizabeth Gerrard was hanging out the washing just hours before the floods came.
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