In New Zealand, Wellington was threatened by frequent landslides
In the middle of an Australian winter, New Zealand’s capital, Wellington has been hit by several landslides this year – nearly 700 in less than two months. A phenomenon caused in particular by heavy rains. Twenty residents were evacuated and placed in temporary housing.
With our Wellington correspondent, Richard Tendler
The disinfection continues on the streets of Wellington as 200 new landslides have occurred in recent days. Very hilly, the city has many houses located on the edge of the hills. David MacLean is among the evacuees. After a landslide, his house is now on the edge of a precipice about twenty meters high. ” We heard a huge explosion, He says. We didn’t really understand what happened. Then my wife came down and said: “There is no more water in the house!” So I went to look and there was this big rockslide, it was very scary. »
Rainfall rockslides: July was the wettest month ever in New Zealand. In recent weeks, the capital’s equivalent of six months of rain has fallen.
Earth weakened by earthquakes, too. Wellington alone registers approximately 4,000 people per year.
Damage preferred by man
The severe weather of the past few days continues to take its toll. A landslide, on Friday morning, damaged the railway and injured one of the regional train carriages, but no injuries were reported. (…)
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