1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: The state of emergency has been declared and toned and 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: overnight this following the surface flooding because of torrential rain. 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: Scott McLean is Toned and Civil Defense Controller Scott, Welcome 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: to the program. How many people have you got evacuated? 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: How many in the evacuation centers? 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: So we've got around about seventy people so far have 7 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: taken up the offer of our welfare centers. So they 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 2: are located at the Saint Clear Golf Club and Forsyth 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 2: Bath Stadium. 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: Are their houses flooded or are they just precautionary? 11 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: Most of them with precautionary. We've had reports of one 12 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: or two starting to get water in their houses, but 13 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: I think it was out of caution that they've relocated. 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Any reports of damage or injuries at this point. 15 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 2: No reports thus far as injury and we haven't been 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: able to get out in assess any damage at this point. 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: What about power. 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: As far as where weird power is still on? 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: Is the worst over yet? Has the rain stopped or 20 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean obviously the rain's going to keep going, but 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: has the river level peaked? 22 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: So we understand the river levels have receded a bit, 23 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 2: but it's still raining fairly steadily met service updated us 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: around about nine o'clock last night and forecast up to 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: one hundred miles for the following twenty four hours to 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: nine o'clock tonight, So yeah, it's still a wee bit 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: to go. 28 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: Scott, what's your advice to people this morning? Do they 29 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: go to work, do they go to school? 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: Look, our advice is don't go out driving in particular 31 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: unless you absolutely have to. It causes problems for our 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: emergency responders. It can cause problems for homeowners in the 33 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: low lying areas, pushing water off the roads and into 34 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: people's property. So the advices is to stay home and 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: stay safe. 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: So that's today. The advice from Civil Defense is if 37 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: you are in anywhere in Dunedin, stay home today. 38 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: Look, it's probably safer to do so. If you don't 39 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: have to travel, the advice would be to not travel. 40 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: Scott, thank you for that, appreciate your time and best 41 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: of luck. 42 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: For more from News Talks B listen live on air 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: or online, and 44 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: Keep our shows with you wherever you go with our 45 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: podcasts on iHeartRadio