Tag: Rangitata

• Monday, December 9th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Wild storms and 400 mm of rain in 24 hours strand 1.000 tourists in NZ South island

  

  Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's South Island on Monday after wild storms cut highways, washed away bridges and flooded the rugged landscape. Meteorologists said up to 400mm of rain was dumped on the South Island over 24 hours by a severe weather system that unleashed gale-force winds and 230,000 lightning strikes.