Hawkes Bay was hit by a rain bomb on 17th July. Some areas has 4-5 inches of rain in a couple of hours. It caused extensive flooding out near Puketapu where we are looking at a possible house to buy.
We drove out to see the area and view the water levels at their highest. Fortunately out potential house was still accessible... so good sign for future. It did have a huge new lake just below it though, so plenty of space for ducks and other waterfowl!
The wet weather had killed lots of lambs and sheep. The new born lambs had not survived the cold and the hillsides were spotted with white dots of the dead. Probably hundreds of lambs and sheep died as a result of the 'rain bomb'.
Some farmers are in despair after suffering the long drought to have been hit with this tragedy within a month of the drought ending.
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