More Info →Back Issues: The night the rains came and kept on coming

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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. On July 24 1988, the Mangaone and Kawau Streams flooded a large area in Palmerston North, triggering a civil defence emergency which was to last for four days. More than one thousand evacuees spent a night at the Convention Centre. The Palmerston North City Council commissioned a Comprehensive Stormwater Plan in the aftermath, as it recognised that learning from past flood events is critical to ensuring we are ready to face the next one.

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Object type

Image

Content type

Born digital

Relation

Manawatū Standard

Date

August 26, 2023

Digitisation ID

2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041480

Format

Born Digital

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"IMCA Digital Archive"