The Heathcote River in Christchurch has broken its banks by Clarendon Terrace, and a number of streets in central Christchurch are closed due to flooding.The council said the next high tide at 8pm was likely to bring fresh flooding to the city."Most of the flooding that we had so far has been related to the king tides," council spokesperson Tim Drennan said If anyone living close to a river or waterway felt unsafe, they should self-evacuate.
Also The council was urging people to drive slowly if they need to be out on the road, so that water is not pushed onto people's properties.
Surface flooding in Christchurch has knocked out power to hundreds of homes throughout the morning. About 240 homes around Bishopdale went dark just before 5.30am on monday but it was restored later in the morning.
Close to 80 households in Woolston spent the night without electricity but have had it restored this morning. And more than 2000 homes near Lake Ellesmere were briefly without power around 2am.
And left with hundreds and even thousands of people stuck at home. What did you do during the floods? Did anything happen to you or your family?
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