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The Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club track, can be seen on the left in this aerial photo, with surrounding streets affected by flooding.

The floods of July 1988 occurred after Palmerston North experienced the highest 24 hour rainfall on record. It fell mostly between 1pm and midnight 24 July. A state of emergency was declared. More than 1000 people were evacuated from 12 flooded streets when the Mangaone Stream and the Kawau Stream flowed at very high levels, closing trapdoors and storm water drains. Most of the flooded homes were in Amberley Avenue, Chadwick Place, Pencarrow Street and Cedar Grove.

Identification

Object type
Image
Content type
Image > B+W negative
Relation
Coolstore
Date
July 25, 1988
Digitisation ID
2023N_2017-20_041439
Format
B&W negative

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aerial photographs,
awapuni racecourse,
flooding,
kawau stream,
manawatu evening standard,
mangaone stream,
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