NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
August 1979 Otago Heavy Rain and Landslide ( 1979-08-08 )
Heavy rain caused a large landslide to occur in Abbotsford, resulting in 640 people evacuated and severe damage to properties.
Otago
Heavy Rain
at
Abbotsford
Heavy rainfall contributed to a landslide in Abbotsford, a suburb of Dunedin, on the 8th.
Landslide
There was a Civil Defence Declaration at 8am on the 6th.
640 people were evacuated.
The landslide displaced over 200 people.
69 houses were destroyed or declared uninhabitable.
The landslide moved at a speed of one metre a minute.
The damage caused by the landslide was between $9-13M (45.5-65.5M 2009 dollars).
References
- Glade, T. and Crozier, M. (1996). Towards a National Landslide Information Base for New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 52(1) 1996: 29-40.
- Hutchins, Graham. (2006). High Water: Floods in New Zealand.
August 1979 Otago Heavy Rain and Landslide ( 1979-08-08 )
Heavy rain caused a large landslide to occur in Abbotsford, resulting in 640 people evacuated and severe damage to properties.
Otago
Heavy Rain
at
Abbotsford
Heavy rainfall contributed to a landslide in Abbotsford, a suburb of Dunedin, on the 8th.
Landslide
There was a Civil Defence Declaration at 8am on the 6th.
640 people were evacuated.
The landslide displaced over 200 people.
69 houses were destroyed or declared uninhabitable.
The landslide moved at a speed of one metre a minute.
The damage caused by the landslide was between $9-13M (45.5-65.5M 2009 dollars).
References
- Glade, T. and Crozier, M. (1996). Towards a National Landslide Information Base for New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 52(1) 1996: 29-40.
- Hutchins, Graham. (2006). High Water: Floods in New Zealand.