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South Canterbury Catchment Board

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The December 1957 Canterbury Floods

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DescriptionHeavy rain in the Southern Alps caused flooding in Canterbury and on the West Coast. Roads and river works suffered considerable damage.External LinkNIWA: NZ historic weather events catalogue: December 1957 West Coast and Canterbury FloodingSubjectWeatherDisasters

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Image of headline from The Timaru Herald Dec 1957

Image of headline from The Timaru Herald Dec 1957

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OrganisationSouth Canterbury Catchment BoardEventThe April 1951 South Canterbury FloodsThe July 1961 Canterbury FloodsThe 1986 South Canterbury FloodsThe March 1994 Canterbury Floods