Source: Radio New Zealand
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Banks Peninsula remains cut off by road after widespread damage from flooding and slips.
Canterbury’s civil defence controller Duncan Sandeman says the focus on Wednesday will be opening roads and restoring communications.
The peninsula was pelted by ten times the monthly average rainfall in the last 48 hours. Part of State Highway 75, the main road from Christchurch to Akaroa, was closed overnight.
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SH75 near little river Nathan Mckinnon/RNZ
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