The Southland town of Gore has flooded with the Mataura river bursting its banks, following evacuations sparked by the river's rise.
High Country Helicopters captured these photos on Wednesday morning from above the flooded region.
Flooding in Gore as the Mataura river and surrounding waterways close roads. The town has now been evacuated.Flooding at Waikaia in northern Southland.Drone footage captured by Wild Frontier.Southland has declared a State of Emergengy due to flooding. Pictured in Gore, where the Mataura River flows through.Southland floodingThe scale of flooding in Southland on Wednesday morning.Flooding on State Highway 6 just north of Kingston close to the border of Southland and Central Otago.Gore flooding.A tractor drains flood water on a street in Gore.Flooding around Gore on Wednesday. The Mataura River floods with the Alliance Freezing works on left, and the closed Papermill on right.Drone footage captured by Wild Frontier shows flooded paddocks and swollen rivers in Gore.Gore flooding.Gore flooding
