Wellingtonians Suffering Following Flooding and Severe Aftershocks

Publish date
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2016, 3:11PM

Mother Nature is still not relenting following yesterday morning's devastating 7.5 quake that claimed the lives of two people. 

Canterbury has been reported to have declared a state of emergency, whilst Wellington is in the midst of an unforgiving storm, and are dealing with continual aftershocks.  

Two strong aftershocks have rattled the top of the South Island around 2.30pm today.

A 5.9 magnitude shock hit 30km north-east of Kaikoura, and, only a minute later, a 5.7 shock struck 20km south-east of Seddon.

Trains in Wellington are suspended following the severe aftershocks, which is only adding to the transportation nightmare as State Highways 1 and 2 have been closed due to flooding in the capital. 

Emergency services are responding to a landslide in Wellington that is also thanks to the wild weather.  

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