Wellington Mayor Questions Stormwater Capacity After Record Rain
New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, experienced extreme weather with 77 mm of rain falling in less than one hour. Mayor Andrew Little confirmed the rainfall was the heaviest recorded for the city. The sudden deluge has caused significant disruption across the metropolitan area. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little expressed uncertainty regarding whether the city's largest stormwater pipes could handle 77 millimetres of rain that fell in one hour last weekend. Parts of the capital remain in cleanup mode following the record deluge. The mayor noted that such intense rainfall bursts are part of the country's climate change reality.
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Bluesky Social
“Wellington’s mayor, Andrew Little, told Radio New Zealand that [the city] was drenched by 77 mm (3 inches) of rain in less than an hour, its heaviest...”
RNZ National
“Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says he's not sure where the biggest stormwater pipes would have been able to handle 77 millimetres of rain in just one hour.”
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