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South Canterbury Catchment Board

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The April 1951 South Canterbury Floods

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DescriptionExtensive flooding in April 1951 caused substantial damage in South Canterbury coastal regions, affecting railways, roads and telephone connections.External LinkNIWA: NZ historic weather events catalogue: April 1951 Canterbury FloodingDate16th - 19th April 1951SubjectDisastersWeather

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South Canterbury Aero Club, flooded during the 1951 floods.
Image from The Timaru Herald 18 Apr 1951.

South Canterbury Aero Club, flooded during the 1951 floods.
Image from The Timaru Herald 18 Apr 1951.

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OrganisationSouth Canterbury Catchment BoardEventThe December 1957 Canterbury FloodsThe July 1961 Canterbury FloodsThe 1986 South Canterbury FloodsThe March 1994 Canterbury Floods