1981 New Zealand floods
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title:
1981 New Zealand floods
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Between 11 and 16 April 1981, the Waikato experienced flooding due to high levels of rain and wind. It mostly affected the Thames-Coromandel area and Paeroa. Over 2,250 evacuations took place. Insurance payouts cost $7,000,000. Over 200 homes were flooded. Worst areas affected by the flooding were around Paeroa, Thames, Waikino, Hikutaia, Wharepoa, Puriri and Matatoki. Between 7 and 10 thousand hectares of farmland were flooded between Paeroa and Thames. At the time, it was the worst flooding re
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Natural disaster in New Zealand
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date created:
2023-09-17T10:20:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:28:01Z
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